The defect
LOWER CONTROL ARM TO BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT CAN BECOME LOOSE. ALSO, CERTAIN CARS COULD HAVE TIE ROD BALL STUD NUTS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AND COULD LOOSEN.
The risk
CONTINUED OPERATION OF CAR WITH EITHER CONDITION COULDRESULT IN SEPARATION OF THAT JOINT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS; ALSO, CHECK TIE ROD BALL STUD NUT TORQUE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
Other suspension recalls in 1988
13 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V170000 1 Nov 1988 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 88V154000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V149000 7 Sept 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V113000 19 Jul 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V110000 6 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V104000 1 Jul 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V098000 9 Jun 1988 | HAWKINS MOTOR COACH, INC. |
| 88V068000 20 Apr 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988