- Vehicles
- 124,875
- Built between
- Dec 1995 – Feb 1998
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 May 1999
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1995 and February 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1997-1998 Acura CLBuilt April 1997 to September 1997
- 1996-1998 Acura RLBuilt December 1995 to February 1998
- 1996-1998 Acura TLBuilt May 1996 to February 1998
- 1997-1998 Honda AccordBuilt May 1997 to September 1997
- 1997-1998 Honda OdysseyBuilt July 1997 to September 1997
- 1996-1998 Honda PreludeBuilt April 1996 to February 1998
- 1997-1998 Isuzu OasisBuilt July 1997 to September 1997
What the defect is
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Certain vehicles were manufactured with ball joints that can prematurely wear out and, in the worse case, the ball joint would separate causing the front suspension to collapse.
What could happen
This condition would result in vehicle deceleration and a sudden loss of power. Also steering controllability would be reduced.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1995 to February 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 May 1999
- Owners notified17 May 1999
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 10 May 1999.
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
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- 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 may 17, 1999.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 honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura 1-800-382-2238.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.