Jeep Liberty 2002–2007 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DOR-J8B5R-06 · NHTSA communication 10176209 · issued Mar 18, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2002–2007
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
This SKU is a Ball Joint. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the cup material. Plastic cup material has the potential to have a shorter service life than the metal. Shorter service life will require the part be replaced sooner than its metal counterpart.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.