Recall 11E052000: Equipment

NHTSA recall 11E052000 · announced December 6, 2011 · Koni · 525 units affected

The problem

KONI NORTH AMERICA (KONI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET, 30-SERIES, SHOCK ABSORBERS; PART NUMBERS 30-1720 AND 30-1721. THE EYE LOOP WELD TO THE EYE BASE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH WELD PENETRATION AND COULD RESULT IN A FAILED WELD.

The risk

THE SHOCK EYE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE BASE OF THE SHOCK CAUSING FAILURE OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What to do

KONI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE SHOCK ABSORBERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KONI AT 1-800-209-3350.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

OWNERS 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> .

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.