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NHTSA recall 78V258000

Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower ball joint

Austin Healey Marina

Reported Dec 1, 197822,714 vehicles affectedJAGUAR CARSBuilt Oct 1, 1972 – Oct 1, 1975

The defect

Ball joints installed on the involved vehicles as replacement parts may have been incorrectly heat-treated during manufacture. These replacement ball joints may break without prior warning, causing the suspension to collapse.

The remedy

Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the suspect ball joints at no cost to owner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Austin Healey Marina
197319741975

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; ball joints.consequences of defect: failure of the front suspension could cause loss ofvehicle control and an accident.