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NHTSA Campaign 10E013000

STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN

NHTSA campaign 10E013000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft pitman. The repair is free.

10E013000 covers 3 models from Dodge, model years 2003–2008.

Owners of the model years 10E013000 covers have filed at least 1,700 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 10E013000 vehicles, the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 has the most (231).

What this recall covers

The defect
FABTECH IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PITMAN ARMS, P/NOS. FTS93001 AND FT44039, INSTALLED FOR USE ON CERTAIN 2003 THROUGH 2008 DODGE 2500 4WD, 3500 4WD, AND 1500 4WD MEGA CAB VEHICLES. THE PITMAN ARM CAN FRACTURE AND BREAK AWAY FROM THE STEERING BOX CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The risk
STEERING LOSS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH.
The fix
FABTECH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AUTHORIZED INSTALLERS WILL INSPECT FOR DEFECTIVE PITMAN ARM AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FABTECH AT 1-877-432-2832.
Notes
THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET FABTECH REPLACEMENT PITMAN ARMS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON DODGE 2500, 3500, AND 1500 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC.

Vehicles covered by 10E013000 (16)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10E013000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted