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June 6, 2006
Federal regulators have expanded a defect investigation of the front suspension on the Jeep Liberty to include all 2002 to 2006 models of the vehicles with the suspension.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation is looking into allegations that the lower ball joint assembly can separate and fail on the Liberty.
Regulators have received 495 complaints describing a lower ball joint failure in the suspension.
The complaints include reports of three injuries and two crashes.
The ball joints, which in some models were the subject of a prior recall, can loose lubrication and corrode and that can result in separation and failure.
Chrysler has changed the design and material used in the Liberty’s suspension since the initial safety recall. NHTSA is looking at that recall to determine if the changes and modifications solved the ball joint problem in the suspension.
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