The defect
A RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM TAPERED BALL JOINT MOUNTING HOLE WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED. MOVEMENT WITHIN THIS ATTACHMENT CAN ALLOW THE BALL JOINT STUD TO FATIGUE AND FRACTURE.
The risk
IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE CAN OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT STUD ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1995 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Lumina | 1995 | 492 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1995 | 169 | 3 |
Other suspension recalls in 1994
16 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the suspension; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V233002 22 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V231000 22 Nov 1994 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V221000 9 Nov 1994 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 94V208000 27 Oct 1994 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 94V202000 18 Oct 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 94V204000 18 Oct 1994 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 94V182000 20 Sept 1994 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 94V125000 7 Jul 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994