1998 Moog Idler Arm

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment adaptive/mobility. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler and Attachment98E032000

Filed Oct 6, 199895 vehiclesMoog Automotive

Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET IDLER ARMS FOR USE ON 1986 1/2 - 1995 NISSAN TRUCKS WITH 2-WHEEL DRIVE. A TAPERED HOLE IN THE LINKAGE END IS TOO SMALL IN DIAMETER SO THAT THE STUD IN THE CENTER LINK WILL NOT INSTALL TO THE CORRECT DEPTH. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL THE COTTER PIN.

Risk. WITHOUT THE COTTER PIN, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE NUT COULD LOOSEN IN SERVICE OR THAT THE STUD IN THE CENTER LINK COULD BE DAMAGED DURING THE TIGHTENING PROCESS. IF THE ARM DISCONNECTS AT THIS PIVOT POINT, THE CENTER LINK WILL BE ALLOWED TO DROP OUT OF ITS PROPER POSITION, CAUSING DISRUPTION TO THE STEERING.

Remedy. MOOG WILL REPLACE THESE IDLER ARMS WITH IDLER ARMS FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Filed Feb 1, 2018WA

PART HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THAT THE RUBBER INNER BOOT WILL SEPARATE FROM THE METAL HOUSING.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 6, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.