NHTSA Campaign 01V313000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
NHTSA campaign 01V313000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: rack and pinion: rack. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V313000 with NHTSA on October 4, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V313000, NHTSA lists up to 7,050 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1995 and October 2, 2000.
The 01V313000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V313000 were scheduled from May 20, 2002, 228 days after the report.
01V313000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V313000 ranks 94 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V313000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 9 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 01V313000 was 01V007000, reported on January 5, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES USED EXTENSIVELY IN TRACK TYPE RACING EVENTS AND SUBJECTED TO AGGRESSIVE DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD EXPERIENCECRACKING OF THE STEERING RACK MOUNTING BRACKETS.
- The risk
- THE CRACKS COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE STEERING RACK FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. SEPARATION OF THE STEERING RACK COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED STEERING LOOSENESS AND LAG.
- The fix
- ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL HAVE A FIELD REPAIR KIT INSTALLED, CONSISTING OF LOWER FRAME RAIL REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS AND A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 20, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE INFORMATION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. 999.
Reported October 4, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V313000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V313000, 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: October 4, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted