NHTSA Campaign 11V315000
STEERING:COLUMN
NHTSA campaign 11V315000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: column. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 11V315000 with NHTSA on June 8, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V315000, NHTSA lists up to 11,096 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 15, 2011 and May 6, 2011.
The 11V315000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V315000 were scheduled from July 4, 2011, 26 days after the report.
11V315000 covers 11 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V315000 covers have filed at least 81 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V315000 vehicles, the 2011 Jeep Wrangler has the most (58).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V315000 ranks 22 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V315000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V315000 was 10V475000, reported on October 7, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP WRANGLER, CHRYSLER 200, CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE, DODGE AVENGER, DODGE NITRO, JEEP LIBERTY, DODGE CALIBER, JEEP COMPASS, JEEP PATRIOT, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED STEERING COLUMN PIVOT RIVET.
- The risk
- A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED RIVET COULD COMPROMISE THE ABILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT LOADS IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH, DECREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRONTAL IMPACT SAFETY SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONDITION MAY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR RIVET PRESENCE AND ALIGNMENT AND REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN PIVOT AS REQUIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER'S SAFETY RECALL NO. L23.
Reported June 8, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V315000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V315000, 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: June 8, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted