NHTSA recall 97E011000 · Equipment
Suspension › Front › Control arm
The defect
Equipment description: aftermarket ball joints, moog part no. K9643, "made in korea," for use on 1990-1993 honda accord model vehicles. premature wear in the stud ball socket can result in axial looseness.
The risk
These parts can deteriorate rapidly resulting in the ball joint stud separating from the housing which will reduce vehicle control increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Moog will replace these ball joints with either original equipment manufacture (oem) parts or replacement parts from another supplier.