P1000 Stock ball joint sheared off

[panaman]

I bought it new in December of 2021, it’s all stock and only has a little over 400 miles on it. I don’t drive fast off-road at all and baby the crap out of it going through dips and holes. I was turning and heard a pop. Was hell getting out of the woods. I am sure I tore up my axel and brake line, steering rod. I had to drive out of the woods in reverse. Only thing I could think of doing. No tow truck was going to come get me. Was hell getting it on the trailer too. If this would have happened going down the road at speed probably would roll the machine

 

[Hondasxs]

Ouch..
Don't see that every day, not without hitting something.
Then again.... I have hit stuff fairly hard and not had that happen at all.

 

[P1K5Dave]

I had one shear off just like yours.

Thread 'Ball Joint Sheared' P1000 - Ball Joint Sheared

 

[panaman]

I had one shear off just like yours.

Thread 'Ball Joint Sheared' P1000 - Ball Joint Sheared

Was it covered under warranty?

 

[P1K5Dave]

I was well outside the warranty window.

 

[panaman]

I was well outside the warranty window.

Did you ever figure out if yours was stock

 

[P1K5Dave]

I believe it was a Honda OEM joint

 

[panaman]

I believe it was a Honda OEM joint

I dropped it off at the dealership yesterday, we will see if Honda warranty is worth a damn

 

[ODAMO]

Could it be that for some manufacturing tolerance the ball joint missalignment was exceeded before the shock bottomed? Maybe shock tab not in exact location on A arm or frame giving more travel and binding ball joint?