{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Dorman recall 12E021: Dorman Control Arm",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e021/",
  "summary": "Recall 12E021 (Dorman): FRACTURE OF THE BALL STUD ON THE CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING AND HANDLING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.",
  "excerpt": "Dorman Control Arm, model year 9999. Filed by Dorman Products, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 June 2012. 2,612 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Dorman products, inc. (dorman) is recalling certain service replacement equipment control arms, part numbers 520-121, 520-122, 2410121, and 2410122 shipped from november 2010 through january 2012. the control arms may have an inadequate heat treatment of the ball stud, possibly resulting in premature fracture. 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: “FRACTURE OF THE BALL STUD ON THE CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING AND HANDLING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.” 12E021 DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. Equipment 13 June 2012 9999-9999 DORMAN CONTROL ARM FRACTURE OF THE BALL STUD ON THE CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING AND HANDLING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. DORMAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REFUND ALL AMOUNTS PAID AND/OR REPLACE RECALLED UNITS AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DORMAN AT 1-800-523-2492 AND PRESS 5. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wo",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:53:39+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:28:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Dorman recall 12E021: Dorman Control Arm\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e021/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}