FORD says "Do Not Drive..."

[Jason B]

The report says "where the front lower control arm ball joints may have been incorrectly installed or repaired "

Could be that it wasn't torqued properly, or that the ball joint isn't seated correctly in the LCA.

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[Trustable]

Just so long as this isn't the fix:

(Borrowed from @philanderer's post)

stronger than OEM, I know what I got!

 

[Fordup]

The report says "where the front lower control arm ball joints may have been incorrectly installed or repaired "

Could be that it wasn't torqued properly, or that the ball joint isn't seated correctly in the LCA.

I recently had a recall on my Kubota RTV. The upper ball joint bolts were never tightened and the front wheels could flop over causing death or dismemberment . Do not drive warning. Apparently they had a torque tool that wasn't calibrated for over a year . Mine were definitely loose. Post pandemic quality is affecting all manufacturers, not just Ford.

 

[Trustable]

I recently had a recall on my Kubota RTV. The upper ball joint bolts were never tightened and the front wheels could flop over causing death or dismemberment . Do not drive warning. Apparently they had a torque tool that wasn't calibrated for over a year . Mine were definitely loose. Post pandemic quality is affecting all manufacturers, not just Ford.

if I remember correctly you had quite a few issues with the RTV, hopefully all the issues were fixed (on kubotas dime).

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I recently had a recall on my Kubota RTV. The upper ball joint bolts were never tightened and the front wheels could flop over causing death or dismemberment . Do not drive warning. Apparently they had a torque tool that wasn't calibrated for over a year . Mine were definitely loose. Post pandemic quality is affecting all manufacturers, not just Ford.

After learning from @P. A. Schilke about some of the tech built into assembly line tools to track use, time of use, etc., this kind of thing shouldn’t be happening.

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