- Vehicles
- 109,929
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 August 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- TRW Ball Socket Assembly
- TRW Drag Link Assembly
- TRW TIE ROD Assembly
What the defect is
Equipment description: tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 20 edl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature deterioration of the socket. These bearings were produced between july 5 and october 3, 1999.
What could happen
If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
TRW HAS NOTIFIED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND THEY WILL NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS AND INSTRUCT THEM ON HOW AND WHERE TO GET THEIR VEHICLE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. TRW HAS INCREASED THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. SEE RECALL 00E-047.007.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 June 2001
- Owners notified30 August 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 June 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRW COMMERCIAL STEERING SYS.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began august 30, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.