Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V305000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 07/01/1992 to 09/30/1993 | V (Vehicle) | 679000 | 11/06/2000 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/12/2000 | 10/24/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: mini vans equipped with 2-spoke luxury wheels manufactured july 1992 through june 1993; or equipped with 4-spoke sport wheels manufactured from july 1992 through september 1993. the steering wheel armature stamping can crack and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the steering wheel separates from the center hub attachment to the steering column, loss of control can occur increasing the risk of an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the steering wheel for cracks and any wheels with cracks will be replaced. all other vehicles will have a reinforcement plate installed to prevent steering wheel separation in the event cracking occurs. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began november 6, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | ||||||
| RQ00011 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/01/2000 | 04/01/2002 | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | 96V229000 | |
| Steering wheel separation can result from a crack in the steering wheel armature stamping, separating the steering column shaft from the steering wheel | ||||||
| RQ00011 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/01/2000 | 04/01/2002 | STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION | 00V305000 | |
| Steering wheel separation can result from a crack in the steering wheel armature stamping, separating the steering column shaft from the steering wheel | ||||||
| STEERING - COLUMN | ||||||
| DP03002 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/07/2003 | 07/22/2003 | STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION | ||
| Mr. larry a. sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 10/03/1997 | 1 | 09/21/1994 | |
| Steering failure, causing vehicle to lose control/accident. | |||
| 10/30/1995 | |||
| Tensioner belt malfunction when riding through puddles, resulting in hard steering, replace tensioner belt drive. tt | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1994 | ||
| Steering wheel installed with the wrong fluid causing the vehicle to turn hard. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 07/11/2001 | |||
| Consumer complained that belts controling steering capabilities constantly had to be replaced due to water damage. manufacturer issued a tsb for problem. but, dealer refused to repair belts free of charge. please provide further details. *ak | |||
| 05/29/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1994 | |
| I have 2 son-in-laws who have had similar failure and after questioning several dealer repair faciities this appears to be a design default. when the bolt shears that holds the pulley you lose all power, cooling, steering capability and had i been traveling down i-95 at the posted speed limit i would have surely been involved in an accident. i contacted chrysler customer relations at their 1-800 number and they informed me that this was not a covered item in extended warranty and that they would not cover any repairs. chrysler surely knows the repair rate on this item and if the rate is higher than normal they should inspect to determine if the bolt they used was substandard. *ak | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1993 | ||
| Power steering belt tensioner fractured and broke off. tt *slc | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 07/11/2001 | 4 | ||
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 10/02/1997 | |||
| While driving the spindle broke on the tire, causing the driver to lose control of the steering. the air bag did not deploy , and this truck had dual air bags. the driver was going 45mph when the spindle broke. *ak | |||