NHTSA Campaign 06V288000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 06V288000 covers 5 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 06V288000 with NHTSA on August 3, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V288000, NHTSA lists up to 826,687 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 2, 2001 and March 15, 2006.
The 06V288000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V288000 were scheduled from September 11, 2006, 39 days after the report.
06V288000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2002–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V288000 covers have filed at least 1,845 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V288000 vehicles, the 2002 Jeep Liberty has the most (494).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V288000 ranks 6 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V288000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 10 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 06V288000 was 06V240000, reported on July 7, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE CONSTANT TENSION FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE CONTAMINATION. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH THIS CONDITION, THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE WEAR AND LOOSENESS.
- The risk
- WHEN THE DRIVER CONTINUES TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION, THE CONTAMINATION CAN LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR AND POSSIBLY SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F23.
Reported August 3, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V288000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V288000, 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: August 3, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted