NHTSA Campaign 13V529000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 13V529000 covers 7 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 13V529000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V529000, NHTSA lists up to 271,733 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2008 and December 22, 2012.
The 13V529000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V529000 were scheduled from January 16, 2014, 71 days after the report.
13V529000 covers 4 models from Dodge and Ram, model years 2008–2012.
Owners of the model years 13V529000 covers have filed at least 915 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V529000 vehicles, the 2011 Ram 2500 has the most (210).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V529000 ranks 15 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V529000, Chrysler Group LLC has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 13V529000 was 13V234000, reported on June 4, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 RAM 2500 4X4 and 3500 4X4 trucks, 2008-2012 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis, and model year 2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4. 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 on January 16, 2014 that dealers would inspect vehicles and replace the steering linkage assembly, if necessary. On or about February 27, 2014, Chrysler ceased its recall remedy program due to parts quality concerns, and then re-initiated it on or about April 14, 2014. In July 2015, and under a consent order with NHTSA, the company agreed to offer owners three options for remedying their vehicles: perform the original remedy, offer to repurchase the vehicle at the fair market value plus 10%, or offer an additional incentive offer towards the purchase of a new Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, or Fiat vehicle. Chrysler will notify owners of the new recall options in a letter expected to be mailed on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N49.
- Notes
- This recall supersedes 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 13V529000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V529000, 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