NHTSA Campaign 01V008000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 01V008000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V008000 with NHTSA on January 5, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V008000, NHTSA lists up to 2,400 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 23, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 01V008000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V008000 were scheduled from February 5, 2001, 31 days after the report.
01V008000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V008000 covers have filed at least 42 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V008000 ranks 111 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V008000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 10 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 01V008000 was 00V421002, reported on December 18, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A CAMPER PACKAGE AND OVERLOAD SPRINGS. THE REAR AXLE SPACER PLATE COULD LEAD TO DEFORMATION OF THE UPPER SPRING PLATE DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE AXLE TO THE VEHICLE RESULTING A SOFT JOINT.
- The risk
- THE SOFT JOINT COULD CAUSE THE REAR AXLE U-BOLTS TO LOSE CLAMP LOAD, RESULTING IN DISPLACEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE AND A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SPACER PLATES AND THE SPRING PLATES WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 5, 2001. 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 1-800-853-1403.
Reported January 5, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V008000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V008000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 5, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted