Recall Register

Kyb: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Kyb. NHTSA received the reports from 1976 to 1993. The campaigns have 7,140 units in total. The newest campaign is 93E016000. NHTSA received the report on 7 May 1993.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 7,140 units in total.

  1. 93E016000Received . 5,740 units.

    Suspension / Front / Shock Absorber

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The shock absorber attachment bracket to the sway link bar has reinforcement welds that can fail due to an assembly problem. The attachment bracket can break away from the shock absorber and remain attached to the sway link bar, and can then fall into and damage or puncture the proximal tire.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of a tire can result in loss of vehicle controland possibly an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Consumers can exchange their current shock absorbers with a redesigned model which includes a thicker attachment bracket, improved welding penetration, and an additional reinforcement weld. If the redesigned shocks are not available, consumers will be allowed to replace their current shocks with a product of similar specifications manufactured by another company.

    Products named: Kyb.

    Report filed by KYB CORP. OF AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 76E001000Received . 1,400 units.

    Suspension / Front / Macpherson Strut

    Products named: Kyb.

    Report filed by KYB.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Kyb equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1976, with 1 campaign.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Kyb: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/kyb/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: KYB; KYB CORP. OF AMERICA.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units does a Kyb equipment campaign have?
The median Kyb campaign has 5,740 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Kyb campaigns name most often?
Suspension, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.