Hearth Record

Suspension: front: control arm (Dana)

Vehicle equipment recall 80E-023. NHTSA received DANA CORPORATION’s report on Sep 24, 1980.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received DANA CORPORATION’s report on Sep 24, 1980. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

BALL JOINTS MAY CONTAIN A 35/64 INCH THICK CASTELLATED NUT INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT 23/32 INCH THICK NUT.

DUE TO THE INCORRECT SIZE, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN UNTIL IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE COTTER PIN.

CORRESPONDING LOOSENING OF THE TAPERED BALL STUD COULD LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD.

THIS WOULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT TO STEERING KNUCKLE CONNECTION AND COLLAPSE OF THE LOWER PART OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Suspension: front: control arm.

What should you do?

UPON INSPECTION, DEALER WILL INSTALL THE PROPER NUT IN THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; BALL JOINTS (REPLACEMENT), PART NOS. JB-538 AND JB-587.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: COLLAPSE OF THE LOWER PART OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAYCAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: PRIOR TO FAILURE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR MAY EXPERIENCE THESE WARNINGSIGNALS: ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IMPROPER FRONT END ALIGNMENT,AND LACK OF STEERING STABILITY.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 35,411 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Dana DanaBuilt from Jun 1, 1975 to Sep 1, 1980

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by DANA CORPORATION.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

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.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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