Alfa Romeo 8c: Loss Of Steering Control
Recall Summary Alfa Romeo is recalling 7 units of the 8C model because front suspension ball joint nuts may not be properly tightened, which could cause steering wheel vibration and potentially result in loss of steering control. The fix involves checking and retightening the ball joint nuts to the correct specification, or replacing them if needed.
- Recalling firm
- ALFA ROMEO
- Product
- Vehicles: ALFA ROMEO 8C. Units affected: 7
- Reason
- It has been identified that the front suspension arm ball joint retaining nuts may not have been tightened to the correct torque. This may result in a metallic noise a vibration through the steering wheel and ultimately a loss of steering control. Remedy: Recalled vehicles will have the ball joint nuts checked for tightness to the correct torque and replaced if the former is not the case.
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2009-03-30
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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