Ford Mustang. Published by Transport Canada as 2001079 on 5 April 2001. System: Suspension.
What the notice says On certain Mustang SVT vehicles, when operated in severe driving cycles such as frequent drag race type standing start acceleration, the ball joint in the rear suspension knuckle where the lower control arm attaches may be displaced longitudinally out of its installed position. If this occurs, the stress levels in …
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Ford MUSTANG in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2001079
- Recall date
- 5 April 2001
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Mustang
- Model years
- 1999 to 2000
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 250
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain Mustang SVT vehicles, when operated in severe driving cycles such as frequent drag race type standing start acceleration, the ball joint in the rear suspension knuckle where the lower control arm attaches may be displaced longitudinally out of its installed position. If this occurs, the stress levels in the knuckle casting will increase and the casting may fracture. The corner of the vehicle will then drop and the lower control arm may contact the inside of the wheel, possibly affecting directional control. Correction: Dealers will install a revised rear suspension knuckle assembly with positive retention of the ball joint.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2001131 · 16 May 2001 · F-750, F-650 · Suspension
- 2001132 · 16 May 2001 · Taurus · Seats And Restraints
- 2001125 · 28 May 2001 · Explorer · Other
- 2001041 · 21 February 2001 · F-550, F-450 · Suspension
- 2001024 · 6 February 2001 · F-650, F-750, Super Duty · Steering
- 2001120 · 8 June 2001 · Windstar · Suspension
- 2001004 · 15 January 2001 · Escape · Visual System
- 2001002 · 12 January 2001 · Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac, Ranger · Structure
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2001100 · 24 April 2001 · Silverado, Sierra · Suspension
- 2001066 · 16 March 2001 · Grand Vitara · Suspension
- 2001054 · 8 March 2001 · Neon R/T · Suspension
- 2001141 · 3 May 2001 · D60lf, C40lf, D40lf · Suspension
- 2001133 · 10 May 2001 · A-Line, L-Line, FLN · Suspension
- 2001104 · 16 May 2001 · T600, T800, W900 · Suspension
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 301 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2001.
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