Significance of paint on front control arm

[Scarey]

New 2025 tahoe. Wondering what the paint on the front control arm is about? Factory QA?

 

[PPV_2018]

Alignment ?

 

[StephenPT]

New 2025 tahoe. Wondering what the paint on the front control arm is about? Factory QA?

Visual inspections of the welds - paint marker is used to show that after the control arm was manufactured, a person laid eyes on the welds and it passed a "visual inspection." You'll also see marks like this on brake caliper bolts, tie-rod nuts, etc. Usually any safety critical components.

 

[Scarey]

Visual inspections of the welds - paint marker is used to show that after the control arm was manufactured, a person laid eyes on the welds and it passed a "visual inspection." You'll also see marks like this on brake caliper bolts, tie-rod nuts, etc. Usually any safety critical components.

Thanks

 

[strutaeng]

Green means "send it"? IDK

 

[Scarey]

That’s what I was thinking, checking the checker.