NHTSA complaint: 2004 JEEP LIBERTY — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 58 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, AND A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH, AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE FRONT PASSENGER FENDER WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FRACTURED IN TWO. THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A NHTSA RECALL #06V288000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation