Track bar frame weld issue recall! [Updated with official UA5 recall notice w/ repair procedure]

[Goin2drt]

I am all clear. Not on it.

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[old8tora]

I'm shocked but not surprised. The first few hundred JL's made all had to be scrapped because of bad welds. Everything in the system after body shop all had to be sent to the shredder. We didn't run for a few days ehilw they assessed the situation and "fixed" to the problem.

Thanks for the information . Yep , they fixed the problem all right .

 

[old8tora]

So at this point theres not current rush to go into dealership would you say? I'm just wondering if I should wait for it to play out and get notified or proactively go in.

Why not everyone go in all at the same time ? Would get someone's attention , si ?

 

[old8tora]

They shouldn’t. They knew well ahead of time there was a trackbar issue.

Yep , everyone knew , everyone knows , and everyone will know ; but it does not follow that anyone fixed anything .

 

[dangerz]

I'm confused about how only some JLs are impacted. If they had to remove some current vehicles, and a bunch of older vehicles had the problem, what about the vehicles in the middle? How did we magically escape this problem?

 

[Capt-Zoom]

For those who think their welds are good double check for penetration. They might still be bad.

 

[Boatbuilder88]

https://jalopnik.com/new-jeep-wrangler-frame-welds-are-failing-and-now-fca-i-1829551649

 

[Capt-Zoom]

Wow...not a peep from the trolls who badgered those of us who knew about and warned others about these weld issues. Bunch of posers.

 

[RubenZ]

I'm confused about how only some JLs are impacted. If they had to remove some current vehicles, and a bunch of older vehicles had the problem, what about the vehicles in the middle? How did we magically escape this problem?

Thats what concerns me. My Jeep was built 7/03/18 and I'm on the list. At least to me, my welds look ok but who knows.

 

[RubenZ]

Thinking of just buying this now and calling it a day.

 

[Capt-Zoom]

Thats what concerns me. My Jeep was built 7/03/18 and I'm on the list. At least to me, my welds look ok but who knows.

You also have to look at the penetration, if there was porosity, and if it is aligned correctly. On mine the welds weren't completed...they are short.

 

[Capt-Zoom]

I see 4 ways this could go down for affected jeeps:
1. Re-weld...we've seen this with another member and it didn't turn out well
2. Track Bar Bracket Reinforcement. We see this on the Ram recall....problem is, they are using riv nuts which aren't that strong.
3. Replacement of the entire trackbar bracket with a stronger bracket that is gussetted and welded in. Might be troublesome with the galvanized frame
4. Buyback and replacement of affected jeeps. Problem here is that any mods you've done at least the labor are lost. Benefit is that you get to reorder a new one that you might like better and you'd have gotten free miles from your old one.

 

[Martindfletcher]

Yeah mine isnt listed either even though weld was incomplete. Buyback is still a go.

This is spooky that yours were that bad and your not on the list.

Martin

 

[LLRubylady]

You also have to look at the penetration, if there was porosity, and if it is aligned correctly. On mine the welds weren't completed...they are short.

How can you tell penetration unless you do an X-ray scan?

 

[LLRubylady]

Replacing the bar would be easiest perhaps. Why is a galvanized frame hard to weld?
Were the Jk frames not galvanized ?

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