| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
78V258000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AUSTIN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MARINA |
| Model Year: |
1974 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
JAGUAR CARS |
| Manufacturered: |
19721001 - 19751001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
22714 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19790228 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19790228 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AUSTIN ROVER CARS NA, INC |
| Report Received Date: |
19781201 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
BALL JOINTS INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AS REPLACEMENT PARTS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY HEAT-TREATED DURING MANUFACTURE. THESE REPLACEMENT BALL JOINTS MAY BREAK WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SUSPECT BALL JOINTS AT NO COST TO OWNER. |