NHTSA Campaign 09V119000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
NHTSA campaign 09V119000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 09V119000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V119000, NHTSA lists up to 43,489 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2002 and September 30, 2002.
The 09V119000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V119000 were scheduled from April 12, 2010, 368 days after the report.
09V119000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V119000 covers have filed at least 931 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V119000 vehicles, the 2002 Jeep Liberty has the most (494).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V119000 ranks 7 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 42,469 MY 2002-2003 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SALT BELT STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF LUBRICATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR, AND POSSIBLE SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING.
- The risk
- FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J17.
Reported April 9, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V119000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V119000, 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: April 9, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted