NHTSA Campaign 13V528000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 13V528000 covers 15 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 13V528000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V528000, NHTSA lists up to 706,664 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 12, 2002 and February 13, 2008.
The 13V528000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V528000 were scheduled from January 17, 2014, 72 days after the report.
13V528000 covers 3 models from Dodge, model years 2003–2008.
Owners of the model years 13V528000 covers have filed at least 1,700 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V528000 vehicles, the 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 has the most (231).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V528000 ranks 3 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V528000, Chrysler Group LLC has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 13V528000 was 13V234000, reported on June 4, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 trucks manufactured February 12, 2002, through February 13, 2008. The left tie rod assembly may break.
- The risk
- A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler notified owners and launched its recall campaign in January 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N62.
- Notes
- This recall supersedes Chrysler tie rod recall 11V350. Vehicles that were previously remedied under recall 11V350 are also affected by this campaign.
Reported November 6, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V528000 (15)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V528000, 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: November 6, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted