1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Start: 2000-09-04

crash · 236472 · 2000-09-06

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: GALANT
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

RECALL RECEIVED ON BALL JOINT, BALL JOINT BOOT. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS OK ON 7/28/00. ON 9/4/00 THE BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO TURN SIDEWAYS AND CAUSING A CRASH. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 730368
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown