NHTSA recall campaign
06E062000
ManufacturerZF LEMFORDER CORPORATIONReported2006-07-10Affected453 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
CERTAIN ZF LEMFORDER TIE ROD BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VOLVO XC90 PASSENGER VEHICLES AND SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CONICAL SURFACE PRESSURES, FATIGUE FRACTURES IN THE BALL JOINT CAN OCCUR.
Risk
IF THE BALL JOINT SHOULD FRACTURE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
ZF LEMFORDER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIE ROD BALL JOINT FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED THE AGENCY WITH A REMEDY SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZF LEMFORDER AT 734-416-6200.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.