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Citroën - Excessive loading of the front suspension could result in the loosening of the front wishbone lower ball joints
Official notice
1 Feb 2019
Last checked
1 Feb 2019
An official DVSA notice concerns Citroën - Excessive loading of the front suspension could result in the loosening of the front wishbone lower ball joints. Excessive loading of the front suspension could result in the loosening of the front wishbone lower ball joints Published 2019-02-01.
What to do now
Increasing the tightening torque of the ball joint and adding thread lock to the ball joint threads if the ball joint threads are found to be rusty the ball joint will be replaced.
Units affected
2,633
Recall number
R-2019-027
Official notice
2019-02-01
The hazard
The hazard
Excessive loading of the front suspension could result in the loosening of the front wishbone lower ball joints
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Brand: Citroën. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
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