Aston Martin Db9, Aston Martin Dbs, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, model years 2007 to 2008. Filed by Aston Martin and reported to NHTSA on 28 September 2010. 1,090 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Aston martin is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 db9 coupe, db9 volante, v8 vantage coupe, v8 vantage roadster, and dbs coupe vehicles. the front bottom suspension arm cam bolt could crack along its shank allowing the lower control arm to move.
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.
Aston Martin's own number for this recall: RA-04-0014. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V449 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V449 cover?
- Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin DBS, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, model years 2007-2008.
- What is wrong with them?
- ASTON MARTIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 DB9 COUPE, DB9 VOLANTE, V8 VANTAGE COUPE, V8 VANTAGE ROADSTER, AND DBS COUPE VEHICLES. THE FRONT BOTTOM SUSPENSION ARM CAM BOLT COULD CRACK ALONG ITS SHANK ALLOWING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO MOVE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- MOVEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM CAM BOLTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ASTON MARTIN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-923-9988.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Aston Martin calls this recall RA-04-0014, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “MOVEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V449 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | ASTON MARTIN |
| System at fault | Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Arm |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 September 2010 |
| Model years | 2007-2008 |
| Vehicles named | ASTON MARTIN DB9, ASTON MARTIN DBS, ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
MOVEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM CAM BOLTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ASTON MARTIN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-923-9988.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Aston Martin DB9 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Aston Martin DBS recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage recalls: 7 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 10V449, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v449/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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- 24V255: 2021-2024 DBX
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V449 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
d639a263 - Consequence
1fa4c5be - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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