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NHTSA campaign 99V069000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 99V-069: HONDA/BALL JOINTS

NHTSA recall 99V069000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on May 10, 1999, with 124,875 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura RL, Acura TL, Honda Prelude and more for model years 1996–1998. Owners were notified on May 17, 1999, 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 99V069000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V069000 (also written 99V-069 or 99V069)
Filed by
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Report received
Potentially affected
124,875 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 99V069000. 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.

Acura

  • Acura CL

    • 1997 · Vehicles built August 20, 1997 – September 10, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built April 28, 1997 – September 9, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Acura RL

    • 1996 · Vehicles built December 15, 1995 – August 7, 1996 (per NHTSA)
    • 1997 · Vehicles built August 8, 1996 – September 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built September 16, 1997 – February 21, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Acura TL

    • 1996 · Vehicles built May 8, 1996 – August 7, 1996 (per NHTSA)
    • 1997 · Vehicles built August 24, 1996 – July 21, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 19, 1997 – February 20, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Acura recalls

Honda

  • Honda Accord

    • 1997 · Vehicles built July 23, 1997 – August 26, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built May 9, 1997 – September 8, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Odyssey

    • 1997 · Vehicles built July 27, 1997 – August 2, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built September 1, 1997 – September 11, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Prelude

    • 1996 · Vehicles built April 20, 1996 – June 26, 1996 (per NHTSA)
    • 1997 · Vehicles built October 14, 1996 – July 29, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 20, 1997 – February 20, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Honda recalls

Isuzu

  • Isuzu Oasis

    • 1997 · Vehicles built July 29, 1997 – July 29, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built September 2, 1997 – September 10, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Isuzu recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V069000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 17, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA 1-800-382-2238.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V069000

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.