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NHTSA campaign 09V001000 · Maserati campaign 183

MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. Recall 09V-001: UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT NUTS

NHTSA recall 09V001000 (Maserati campaign 183) was reported by MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. on January 6, 2009, with 7,912 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Maserati Quattroporte, Alfa Romeo 8C, Maserati Granturismo and more for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on February 13, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V001000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V001000 (also written 09V-001 or 09V001)
Filed by
MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Maserati campaign number
183
Report received
Potentially affected
7,912 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Ball Joint
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V001000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Alfa Romeo

  • Alfa Romeo 8C

    • 2008 · Vehicles built through June 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
All Alfa Romeo recalls

Maserati

  • Maserati Granturismo

    • 2008 · Vehicles built through June 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Maserati Quattroporte

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built through June 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Maserati Quattroportes

    • 2005 · Vehicles built through June 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
All Maserati recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V001000.

Defect description

MASERATI IS RECALLING 7,912 MY 2008 GRAN TURISMO, QUATTROPORTE, AND ALFA ROMEO VEHICLES. INCORRECTLY TORQUED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT NUTS MAY CAUSE THE BALL JOINT NUTS TO LOOSEN.

Safety consequence

IN TIME, THIS COULD LEAD TO NOISE, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, AND FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD RESULTING IN DAMAGE OR SEPARATION OF THE SUSPENSION ARM. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE OF THE FRONT/REAR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT NUTS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE SUSPENSION ARMS AND HUB CARRIER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2009. Owners may contact Maserati customer service at 1-877-696-2737.

Notes

MASERATI RECALL NO. 183.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V001000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.