ryan-in-oregon
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In effort to check on the safety of the LR3 I want to revive an old thread on a control arm failure.....Clicky, Now I have read through all the postings on the two active threads on this forum as well as the one I just linked to. It is my opinion that the above linked crash is NOT due to a front control arm failure. (Thats the good news) However in looking through the pics you will notice that the right rear track rod has the same failed bolt that I and several others have had. When the bolt fails the rig tends to "wonder" on the freeway especially during left handed turns. I believe he lost control due to this failure and smacked the center jersey barrier, this in turn damaged the front suspension as evidenced by the damage to the lower section of the front bumper and caused the airbags to blow......If this is the case the NHTSA needs to be notified and something done to correct this problem......What do you guys think that have been looking into and following this topic???