{
  "title": "Affinia recall 11E022: Acura TL, Napa Lower Ball Joint (2004 onwards)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e022/",
  "summary": "Recall 11E022 (Affinia): MISAPPLICATION OF THIS PART COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT SUS...",
  "excerpt": "Acura Tl, Napa Lower Ball Joint, model years 2004 to 9999. Filed by Affinia Group, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 June 2011. 150 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Affinia is recalling certain aftermarket front suspension lower ball joints, napa part no. 2601662, that may have been mistakenly installed in certain model year 2004 - 2008 acura tl vehicles due to a mistake in a napa and napa dealers' parts application catalogue. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “MISAPPLICATION OF THIS PART COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH.” 11E022 AFFINIA GROUP, INC. Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint 22 June 2011 2004-9999 ACURA TL, NAPA LOWER BALL JOINT MISAPPLICATION OF THIS PART COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH. AFFINIA IS WORKING WITH NAPA TO IDENTIFY ANY OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PART MISTAKENLY INSTALLED ON TO AN ACURA TL VEHICLE, AND WILL REPLACE TH",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:48:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:13:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Affinia recall 11E022: Acura TL, Napa Lower Ball Joint (2004 onwards)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e022/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}