# 2000 LINCOLN LS — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `606733` · 2006-12-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** LS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH RESULTING IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO FENDER AND SEVERAL OTHER ATTACHED COMPONENTS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS CARFAX REPORT, THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL.  DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THERE NEVER WAS A RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION.  NHTSA SAYS DIFFERENT ON THE RECALL WITH CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001.  CAR, BEING INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT, HAS BEEN HAULED TO DEALER FOR MECHANICAL REPAIR.  *NM
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