1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Start: 1997-12-20

crash · 96969 · 1998-01-29

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: MONTERO
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Severity

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

Narrative

DUE TO NON -TIGHTENING/MISSING OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT NUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE RIGHT WHEEL ALMOST CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HITTING A GUARDRAIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 821027
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown