Vehicle recall 82V011000 · January 28, 1982
Plymouth HORIZON and Dodge OMNI
On the involved vehicles, the bolts used to attach the front suspension ball joints to the control arms may fail due to a bolt section crack condition.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On the involved vehicles, the bolts used to attach the front suspension ball joints to the control arms may fail due to a bolt section crack condition. The ball joint may separate from the arm possibly affecting vehicle directional control.
- Remedy
- Dealer will replace the ball joint to control arm attaching bolts at no cost to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; independent front control arm, ball joint.consequences of defect: loss of vehicle control and an accident could occur.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 82V011000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 28, 1982
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- February 6, 1982
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 14,500
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Suspension › Front › Control arm
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge OMNI (1980): 1980
- Plymouth HORIZON (1980): 1980
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