{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1996025","date":"1996-02-12","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Suspension","summary":"NOTE: INCLUDES CAPRICE POLICE SEDANS, TAXI CABS AND SPECIAL SERVICE WAGONS; FLEETWOOD HEARSE AND LIMOUSINE.\nTHE 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.\nCORRECTION: 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.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"5D38/96010","part_number":null,"units":1942,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Suspension","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"NOTA : Vise les voitures de police, voitures-taxis et fourgons des services spéciaux Caprice, et les corbillards et limousines Fleetwood. Il se peut que le support du joint à rotule du bras oscillant transversal inférieur ait trop de jeu. Si c’est le cas, le joint à rotule peut aussi prendre du jeu, s’user par fatigue et se détacher du joint articulé de la suspension avant. Si le joint se détache alors que le véhicule est en mouvement, le conducteur peut perdre le contrôle et avoir un accident.CORRECTION : Les écrous du support du joint à rotule du bras oscillant transversal inférieur devront être inspectés pour voir s’ils sont serrés au couple. Si le joint à rotule a trop de jeu, il faudra remplacer le joint à rotule et le joint articulé"},"vehicles":[{"year":1995,"make":"BUICK","model":"ROADMASTER","vehicle_id":"1995_buick_roadmaster","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1996,"make":"BUICK","model":"ROADMASTER","vehicle_id":"1996_buick_roadmaster","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1995,"make":"CADILLAC","model":"FLEETWOOD","vehicle_id":"1995_cadillac_fleetwood","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1996,"make":"CADILLAC","model":"FLEETWOOD","vehicle_id":"1996_cadillac_fleetwood","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1995,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAPRICE","vehicle_id":"1995_chevrolet_caprice","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1996,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAPRICE","vehicle_id":"1996_chevrolet_caprice","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1995,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1996,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1996025"}