# Transport Canada recall 1988053

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1988053
- Manufacturer's number: 8A21/88022
- Reported: 1988\-04\-14
- Component: Suspension
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 194

## What is wrong

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT COULD BECOME LOOSE ON THESE VEHICLES. ALSO, THE TIE ROD BALL STUD NUTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED AND COULD LOOSEN. EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A BALL JOINT SEPARATION AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

CORRECTION: BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WILL BE REPLACED AND THE TIE ROD BALL STUD NUT TORQUE WILL BE CHECKED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1988 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1988/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [990309004](/bulletins/6088680.md), 1999-12-29, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1988053](/v1/recalls/tc/1988053)

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