NHTSA Campaign 06V386000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 06V386000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V386000 with NHTSA on October 11, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V386000, NHTSA lists up to 6,644 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 24, 2006 and September 1, 2006.
The 06V386000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V386000 were scheduled from November 8, 2006, 28 days after the report.
06V386000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Chrysler, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 06V386000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V386000 vehicles, the 2007 Chrysler Aspen has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V386000 ranks 96 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V386000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 9 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 06V386000 was 06V001000, reported on January 5, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE RIGHT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. BECAUSE OF A BROKEN COOLING LINE, PARTS CAST IN TOOL CAVITY #63 ON JULY 18 AND JULY 19, 2006, MAY HAVE A COLD SHUT CONDITION AND COULD FRACTURE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RECALLED VEHICLES TO IDENTIFY THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REPLACE IF THEY ARE WITHIN THAT LOT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F48.
Reported October 11, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V386000 (2)
Dodge (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V386000, 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 11, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted