{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2000273","date":"2000-11-20","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Suspension","summary":"On certain vehicles, the front suspension lower ball joints may not have been tightened to specifications during manufacture.  This could result in loosening of the attaching nuts and, ultimately result in a fracture of the ball joint stud.  This could adversely affect vehicle control and a crash could occur.  Should the left side ball joint fracture, the wheel and tire could contact the fuel lines or the fuel filter potentially resulting in fuel leakage.  Correction:  Ball joint torque will be inspected and vehicles with loose ball joints will either have the fasteners tightened to specification or if necessary, the ball joints will be replaced.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"00S39","part_number":null,"units":3947,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Suspension","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Sur certains véhicules, il se peut que le joint à rotule inférieur de la suspension avant n'ait pas été serré au couple spécifié lors du montage. Les écrous de fixation pourraient alors se desserrer et, à la limite, la rotule du joint pourrait se briser, ce qui pourrait causer un accident par perte de maîtrise du véhicule. Si c'est le joint à rotule gauche qui se brise, la roue ou le pneu pourrait alors entrer en contact avec les canalisations d'essence ou le filtre à carburant et provoquer une fuite. Correction : On devra vérifier le couple de serrage du joint à rotule et, le cas échéant, soit resserrer les dispositifs de fixation au couple spécifié, soit remplacer les joints à rotule."},"vehicles":[{"year":2000,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"LS","vehicle_id":"2000_lincoln_ls","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2001,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"LS","vehicle_id":"2001_lincoln_ls","match":"exact","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/2000273"}