# Transport Canada recall 1996025

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: 1996025
- Manufacturer's number: 5D38/96010
- Reported: 1996\-02\-12
- Component: Suspension
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 1942

## What is wrong

NOTE: INCLUDES CAPRICE POLICE SEDANS, TAXI CABS AND SPECIAL SERVICE WAGONS; FLEETWOOD HEARSE AND LIMOUSINE.

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT MAY BE LOOSE. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT TO LOOSEN, FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION KNUCKLE. IF SEPARATION WERE TO OCCUR WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

CORRECTION: FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUTS WILL BE INSPECTED FOR PROPER TORQUE. IF THE BALL JOINT HAS LOOSENED FROM THE KNUCKLE, BOTH THE BALL JOINT AND KNUCKLE WILL BE REPLACED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1995 BUICK ROADMASTER](/makes/buick/roadmaster/1995/recalls.md)
- [1996 BUICK ROADMASTER](/makes/buick/roadmaster/1996/recalls.md)
- [1995 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD](/makes/cadillac/fleetwood/1995/recalls.md)
- [1996 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD](/makes/cadillac/fleetwood/1996/recalls.md)
- [1995 CHEVROLET CAPRICE](/makes/chevrolet/caprice/1995/recalls.md)
- [1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE](/makes/chevrolet/caprice/1996/recalls.md)
- 1995 CHEVROLET IMPALA
- 1996 CHEVROLET IMPALA

## 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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JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1996025](/v1/recalls/tc/1996025)

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