NHTSA Campaign 12V141000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 12V141000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 12V141000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V141000, NHTSA lists up to 289 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 15, 2011 and November 21, 2011.
The 12V141000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V141000 were scheduled from April 27, 2012, 24 days after the report.
12V141000 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V141000 ranks 32 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V141000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 12V141000 was 12V085000, reported on March 5, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT FULLY MACHINED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN DURABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO WHEEL SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER IS M13.
Reported April 3, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V141000 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V141000, 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 3, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted