Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint (Cognito Motorsports)
Vehicle equipment recall 25E-061. NHTSA received Cognito Motorsports’s report on Sep 25, 2025.
- NHTSA: do not drive
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The short answer
NHTSA received Cognito Motorsports’s report on Sep 25, 2025. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Do not drive NHTSA’s advice to owners (needs attention)
- 12,160 items potentially involved, by NHTSA’s count
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
An upper control arm that disengages can cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Cognito Motorsports (Cognito) is recalling certain Rev C Ball Joints with part number 91253, for installation on 2011-2025 GMC and Chevrolet 2500HD and 3500HD trucks.
The ball stud may pull through the housing, causing the upper control arm to disengage.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint.
What should you do?
Owners are advised not to drive their trucks until the repair has been completed. Cognito will inspect and repair or replace the ball joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 27, 2025. Owners may contact Cognito customer service at 1-888-891-5488 or by email at recall@cognitomotorsports.com.
NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 12,160 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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Part no.
91253
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cognito Motorsports REV C Ball JointBuilt from Feb 5, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Cognito Motorsports.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.