# NHTSA recall 10V449000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V449000
- Manufacturer's number: RA\-04\-0014
- Manufacturer: ASTON MARTIN
- Reported: 2010\-09\-28
- Owners notified: 2010\-11\-11
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 1090

## What is wrong

ASTON MARTIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007\-2008 DB9 COUPE, DB9 VOLANTE, V8 VANTAGE COUPE, V8 VANTAGE ROADSTER, AND DBS COUPE VEHICLES.  THE FRONT BOTTOM SUSPENSION ARM CAM BOLT COULD CRACK ALONG ITS SHANK ALLOWING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO MOVE.


## What can happen

MOVEMENT OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM CAM BOLTS.  THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 11, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT ASTON MARTIN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1\-888\-923\-9988.


## Notes

ASTON MARTIN SAFETY RECALL NO. RA\-04\-0014.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 ASTON MARTIN DB9](/makes/aston-martin/db9/2007/recalls.md). Built 2007\-03\-01 to 2007\-09\-30.
- [2008 ASTON MARTIN DB9](/makes/aston-martin/db9/2008/recalls.md)
- 2007 ASTON MARTIN DBS. Built 2007\-03\-01 to 2007\-09\-30.
- 2008 ASTON MARTIN DBS. Built 2007\-03\-01 to 2007\-09\-30.
- 2007 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE. Built 2007\-03\-01 to 2007\-09\-30.
- 2008 ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE. Built 2007\-03\-01 to 2007\-09\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [RA\-04\-0014](/bulletins/10037234.md), 2011-05-13, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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