- Vehicles
- 1,954
- Built between
- Sep 2012 – Sep 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 October 2018
- Repaired
- 11%
- Unrepaired
- 445
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2012 and September 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Rubicon Express Lower Control ARMBuilt September 2012 to September 2014
Repair progress
445 of 1,954 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.
11% repaired — 223 of 1,954 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 27
- Scrapped or exported
- 1,259
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
TAP Worldwide, LLC (TAP) is recalling certain Rubicon Express aftermarket Lower Control Arms, part numbers RE4000, RE4010, and RE4050. These lower control arms have welds that may fail.
What could happen
Lower control arm weld failure can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
TAP will notify owners and will replace the lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2012 to September 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 July 2018
- Owners notified1 October 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 11% repaired
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 30 July 2018.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact TAP customer service at 1-888-376-1417.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TAP Worldwide, LLC
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.