NHTSA recall 96E017000
Suspension · Ford Motor Company
Details
What's wrong: Equipment description: aftermarket ball joint/control arm manufactured by moog industries. Due to mispackaging, certain ball joint/control arm assemblies were incorrectly placed in the wrong boxes.
Why it matters: These ball joint/control arm assemblies will not fit into the frame recess without being altered. Also the stud is undersized and will not fit the spindle properly possibly causing a loss of steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
The fix: Moog will replace the incorrectly packaged assemblies with correct ball joint/control arm assemblies.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
1988 Ford Festiva, 1989 Ford Festiva, 1990 Ford Festiva, 1991 Ford Festiva, 1992 Ford Festiva, 1993 Ford Festiva, year not stated Moog Ball Joint.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 96E017000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.