Two forces are reshaping the steering and suspension aftermarket this season. On one side, catalogue coverage is racing toward a wave of Chinese vehicle brands now exporting globally. On the other, fresh NHTSA campaigns keep putting ball joint fastening back ...

A ball joint looks like a small, quiet part. It is anything but. The ball joint is the spherical pivot that connects the steering knuckle to the control arm — and it carries the weight of the vehicle and transmits steering and road force on every mile you dri...

A vehicle can be rendered undrivable by a component most owners never see. Ford's campaign 26V340 — now in NHTSA's active recall list — tells 4,653 Bronco Sport and Maverick owners not to drive until the front lower control-arm ball joints are inspected and r...

This week the aftermarket's biggest stories share one word: corrosion. American Honda has recalled 880,514 vehicles over rear-subframe rust that can make drivers lose control, while Volkswagen's steering-bolt recall now converges on roughly four million vehic...

This week's recall dockets put two things under the microscope at once: the steering and suspension parts themselves, and the quality of the aftermarket replacements that supply them. In the United States, NHTSA campaign 26V590 now tracks a steering-rack moun...

This week, the automotive world was reminded that even a single small fastener can bring an entire category into focus. Volkswagen and Audi recalled 2,855,601 vehicles worldwide over corrosion in a screw securing the rack-and-pinion steering gear to the front...