NHTSA Campaign 00V359002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 00V359002 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
JAGUAR CARS filed the report for 00V359002 with NHTSA on November 6, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V359002, NHTSA lists up to 38,681 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 1999 and September 30, 2000.
The 00V359002 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V359002 were scheduled from November 27, 2000, 21 days after the report.
00V359002 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V359002 covers have filed at least 55 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V359002 vehicles, the 2001 Jaguar S-Type has the most (38).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V359002 ranks 2 of 3 JAGUAR CARS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHEN THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.
- The risk
- IF THE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED, THEY CAN LOOSEN AND ULTIMATELY, RESULT IN FRACTURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD. IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURES, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE TWO BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS. VEHICLES WITH LOOSE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS WILL EITHER HAVE THE FASTENERS TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION, OR IF NECESSARY, THE BALL JOINTS WILL BE REPLACED.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 27, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.
Reported November 6, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V359002 (2)
Jaguar (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V359002, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted