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NHTSA recall 99V069000

Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower ball joint

Acura CL and 6 more

Reported May 10, 1999124,875 vehicles affectedAMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.Built Aug 20, 1997 – Sep 10, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. certain vehicles were manufactured with ball joints that can prematurely wear out and, in the worse case, the ball joint would separate causing the front suspension to collapse.

The risk

This condition would result in vehicle deceleration and a sudden loss of power. also steering controllability would be reduced.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the front suspension lower ball joints.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Acura CL
19971998
Acura RL
199619971998
Acura TL
199619971998
Honda Accord
19971998
Honda Odyssey
19971998
Honda Prelude
199619971998
Isuzu Oasis
19971998

Notes

Owner notification began may 17, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura 1-800-382-2238.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).