Lower Arm Bushings dealership says?

Tiny
MR1817
  • MEMBER
  • 2017 NISSAN VERSA
  • 45,000 MILES
A mechanic at the dealership says I need to replace both of my lower arm bushings because they are separated. He took pictures. I was hoping to show the pictures to a mechanic to see if the entire control arm needs to be replaced, like the mechanic is saying.

My car is showing no signs of anything being wrong. No vibrations. No clunking noise. I don't drive on rough terrain.
Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 AT 11:28 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
  • MECHANIC
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The images didn't make it through, however bushings can be bad without anything like noise or vibration, and just exposure to the air and ozone does more that rough roads usually they will show as cracked through the rubber or torn loose. Some vehicles have replaceable bushings, yours does in this case. However it is actually cheaper to replace the complete arm instead. Why? Overall cost. The aftermarket bushings are about $45.00, then add another $35.00 for a replacement ball joint. So that is going to be $80.00 for the three parts, but you need to add in the additional labor to press out those parts and install the new ones, that usually takes about a half hour. At the rates here that adds $85.00 more. So $165.00 per side plus checking the alignment when done. Or you can buy the complete arm from Nissan #545019KS1C Left and #545009KS1C Right for about $140.00 and the car would be done an hour earlier as well. (Nissanpartsdeal. Com for pricing).
If you want to try again with the images, please do. Then we can see how bad they are.
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 AT 1:28 PM

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