NHTSA Campaign 10V164000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 10V164000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
BRAUN CORPORATION filed the report for 10V164000 with NHTSA on April 23, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V164000, NHTSA lists up to 834 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 31, 2009 and March 19, 2010.
The 10V164000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V164000 were scheduled from June 4, 2010, 42 days after the report.
10V164000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V164000 ranks 3 of 4 BRAUN CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 10V164000, BRAUN CORPORATION has 1 other recall on the suspension on this site; the one before 10V164000 was 10V110000, reported on March 19, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- THE BRAUN CORPORATION IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND DODGE CARAVAN MOBILITY CONVERSIONS WHICH WERE ALTERED BY BRAUN BETWEEN JANUARY 21, 2009 AND MARCH 19, 2010. DURING CONVERSION, THE CHASSIS WAS RAISED AND THE FLOOR WAS LOWERED TO ACCOMMODATE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES. IN RAISING THE CHASSIS, THE REAR SPRING HATS COME INTO CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE REAR TIRES. IN ROUGH OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING SITUATIONS THE TIRES MAY INTERMITTENTLY CONTACT THE REAR SPRING HATS.
- The risk
- CONTACT BETWEEN THE TIRE SPRING HAT MAY WEAR A HOLE IN THE TIRE OVER TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IN THE EVENT OF TIRE PRESSURE LOSS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BRAUN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-488-0359.
Reported April 23, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V164000 (2)
Dodge (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V164000, 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 23, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted