NHTSA Campaign 03V460000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 03V460000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V460000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V460000, NHTSA lists up to 336,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 2, 2001 and March 26, 2003.
The 03V460000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V460000 were scheduled from December 15, 2003, 35 days after the report.
03V460000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V460000 covers have filed at least 931 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V460000 vehicles, the 2002 Jeep Liberty has the most (494).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V460000 ranks 15 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V460000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 10 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 03V460000 was 01V152000, reported on May 8, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS CAN EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF LUBRICATION THAT CAN LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR, AND POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE.
- The risk
- A BALL JOINT THATHAS SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS WITH MODIFIED ASSEMBLIES AND HEAT SHIELDS ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JANUARY 2, 2001 AND OCTOBER 4, 2002. ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN OCTOBER 5, 2002 AND MARCH 26, 2003, DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES (AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY) AND INSTALL HEAT SHIELDS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C36.
Reported November 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V460000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V460000, 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: November 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted