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NHTSA recall 96E017000 · Equipment

Suspension › Front › Control arm

Ford Festiva

Reported Jun 24, 199694 vehicles affectedMOOG AUTOMOTIVEBuilt Apr 1, 1996 – Jun 1, 1996

The defect

Equipment description: aftermarket ball joint/control arm manufactured by moog industries. due to mispackaging, certain ball joint/control arm assemblies were incorrectly placed in the wrong boxes.

The risk

These ball joint/control arm assemblies will not fit into the frame recess without being altered. Also the stud IS undersized and will not fit the spindle properly possibly causing a loss of steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.

The remedy

Moog will replace the incorrectly packaged assemblies with correct ball joint/control arm assemblies.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Festiva
198819891990199119921993

Notes

System: suspension; independent front control arm; upper; ball joint. Equipment description: aftermarket ball joint/control arm assemblies for use on 1988 through 1993 ford festiva model vehicles. Owner notification: distributors/dealers have already been notified of the problem and customers will be notified shortly.note: owners who do not receive the correct assemblies free of charge within a reasonable time should contact moog at 1-314-385-3400. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.