September 10, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V718000
Ball Joint May Fail and Cause Wheel Separation
Separation of a front wheel while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V718
Manufacturer Fox Factory, Inc.
Components SUSPENSION
Potential Number of Units Affected 1,413
Summary
Fox Factory, Inc. (Fox Factory) is recalling certain 2019-2021 GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicles that are equipped with Tuscany Kits, model number 501T-02-00064. Excessive wear to the front-upper control arm ball joints could result in ball joint failure and wheel separation.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the original equipment front-upper control arms with new Tuscany front-upper control arms, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 1, 2021. Owners may contact Fox Factory at 1-831-274-6500.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
6 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| TUSCANY MOTOR CO | CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | 2019-2021 |
| TUSCANY MOTOR CO | GMC SIERRA 1500 | 2019-2021 |
3 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-21V718-1561.PDF 214.877KB
RCLRPT-21V718-1561Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-21V718-5630.pdf 645.521KB
RCAK-21V718-5630Recall 573 Report
RCLRPT-21V718-1895.PDF 215.795KB
Latest Recalls Documents
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21V718&docType=RCL
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