NHTSA recall 04V604000

What's wrong: On certain passenger vehicles, the upper and lower control arms may have casting imperfections at the end of each arm that may result in the arm fracturing.

Why it matters: Under certain circumstances the fracture may affect vehicle handling characteristics, which could result in a crash.

The fix: Dealers will replace the front and rear upper and lower control arms and fasteners. Beginning December 15, 2004, Ford contacted customers by telephone to advise them of this condition and request that they not operate their vehicles until this service action has been performed. The recall owner…