The defect
THE ALLOY A-ARMS MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING CASTING DEFECT AND COULD CRACK AND BREAK AFTER MILEAGE ACCUMULATION.
The risk
A-ARM BREAKAGE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULDRESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE SUSPECT A-ARMS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Porsche 944 | 1988 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche 944 | 1988 | 3 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1989
19 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the suspension; PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. filed 72 campaigns in all.
| 89V236000 26 Dec 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V228000 5 Dec 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V132000 8 Aug 1989 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 89V120000 24 Jul 1989 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V123000 24 Jul 1989 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 89V119000 24 Jul 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V117000 18 Jul 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V111000 5 Jul 1989 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989