Isuzu / Nissan / Nissan Diesel Elf, Atlas and 1 more model Recall 1115730 — Suspension arm/rod

In December 2005, Isuzu, Nissan & Nissan Diesel filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Suspension arm/rod, covering the Elf, Atlas and 1 more model. The filing affects 218,917 vehicles manufactured between April 24, 1993 and October 25, 2004.

Overview

Filing in context

This notification is a joint filing by 3 manufacturers: Isuzu, Nissan & Nissan Diesel.

The Suspension arm/rod is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 20 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 44 Isuzu notifications from 2005 in this archive. For scale, 239 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 11 years and 6 months.

Defect

On vehicles with independent front suspension, the ball joint socket connecting the lower arm to the steering knuckle has insufficient strength. If the rubber boot is damaged, accelerated wear occurs at the socket and a crack may develop. If the vehicle continues to be operated in this condition, the crack will progress and, in the worst case, the lower arm may separate from the steering knuckle, rendering the vehicle inoperable.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, replace the lower arm ball joint with the corrected part. As an interim measure pending parts availability, inspect the rubber boot on all vehicles: replace the boot with the corrected part where it is damaged, and schedule replacement with the corrected part at a later date where it is undamaged.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 138 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

Source & verification

This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:

https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3001270

Related recalls

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