NHTSA Campaign 11V350000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 11V350000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 11V350000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V350000, NHTSA lists up to 242,780 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2008 and March 28, 2011.
The 11V350000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V350000 were scheduled from October 3, 2011, 89 days after the report.
11V350000 covers 4 models from Dodge and Ram, model years 2003–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V350000 covers have filed at least 1,990 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V350000 vehicles, the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 has the most (231).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V350000 ranks 8 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V350000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V350000 was 11V315000, reported on June 8, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; AND MODEL YEAR 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 MEGA CAB 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2008, BECAUSE THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL STUD MAY FRACTURE. THIS CONDITION TENDS TO OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS WHEN THE CUSTOMER IS MAKING A TIGHT TURN. ADDITIONALLY, MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 VEHICLES MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE AFFECTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AS A REPLACEMENT PART DURING NORMAL SERVICE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN THE LEFT HAND FRONT WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIE ROD ENDS FOR RELATIVE ORIENTATION AND REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD AS REQUIRED AND PERFORM A FRONT END TOE ALIGNMENT AS NEEDED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L16.
Reported July 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V350000 (16)
Dodge (15)
Ram (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V350000, 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: July 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted