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This is a historical safety record. The campaign may no longer be active.

NHTSA : 11E052000

Campaign Details

Component: EQUIPMENT

Defect Description

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.

Consequence / Hazard

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.

Proposed Solution

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.

🚗 Affected Vehicles1

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.