NHTSA Campaign 12V474000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NHTSA campaign 12V474000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: differential unit. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 12V474000 with NHTSA on October 2, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V474000, NHTSA lists up to 44,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009.
The 12V474000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V474000 were scheduled from June 17, 2013, 258 days after the report.
12V474000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 12V474000 covers have filed at least 237 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V474000 vehicles, the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 has the most (231).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V474000 ranks 14 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V474000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 12V474000 was 12V216000, reported on May 16, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009-2010, Ram 1500 and Dodge Dakota trucks, manufactured from July 1, 2009, through November 30, 2009, because the rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to a lack of adhesive.
- The risk
- If the rear axle pinion nut loosens, the axle can lock up and cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash with little warning.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a pinion nut retainer, free of charge. The recall began on June 17, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.
- Notes
- Chrysler's recall campaign number is M34.
Reported October 2, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V474000 (2)
Dodge (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V474000, 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: October 2, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted