NHTSA complaint: 2002 JEEP LIBERTY — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THERE WAS A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND THE FRONT END STRUCK A NEARBY TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE FENDER. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V288000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation