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Complaint 282527

1998 FORD RANGER • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT • incident Mar 26, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
282527
Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Model Year
1998
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Incident Date
Mar 26, 2001
Date Received
Mar 26, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Owner Narrative

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION LAST YEAR ON 3-14-2000. ALL 4 BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 29,000 MILES THEN. VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION AGAIN THIS YEAR AT 39,570 MILES. UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. IN VIRGINIA, VEHICLES HAVE TO BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR.*AK *SLC

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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