Recall Detail

DODGE / AVENGER / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 11608 Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE
Recalled Component Id: 000009091000061564000000041 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: AVENGER Model Year: 1996
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V066003 Mfr Campaign Number: 827
Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 16 1994 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1996
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 165857
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 02 1999 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) Report Received Date: Apr, 05 1999
Record Creation date : Apr, 26 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude. Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the lower lateral arm ball joint to separate, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the rubber boots, and if the boot is damaged, they will replace the lower lateral arm and ball joint on the affected vehicles. Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 2, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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