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NHTSA Campaign 09V420000

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

NHTSA campaign 09V420000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. The repair is free.

CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 09V420000 with NHTSA on October 29, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 09V420000, NHTSA lists up to 12,656 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 4, 2009 and September 28, 2009.

The 09V420000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 09V420000 were scheduled from November 9, 2009, 11 days after the report.

09V420000 covers 3 models from Dodge and Chrysler, model years 2009–2010.

Owners of the model years 09V420000 covers have filed at least 12 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 09V420000 vehicles, the 2009 Dodge Charger has the most (12).

By potentially affected vehicles, 09V420000 ranks 13 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR WHEEL DRIVE. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT A FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE NUT.
The risk
WHILE DRIVING, A TIRE AND WHEEL SEPARATION COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND IF FOUND WITHOUT A SPINDLE NUT IT WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-835-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J27.

Reported October 29, 2009

Vehicles covered by 09V420000 (6)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V420000, 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 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted