{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"98V322000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE98045","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1998-08-13","closed":"1998-12-18","open":false,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"STEERING","subject":"BALL JOINT FAILURE","summary":null,"campaigns":["98V322000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/98V322000"}