NHTSA recall campaign

09E001000

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7Affected configurations shown18,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
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Report receivedJan 1, 2010
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE RESTRICTED ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ONE DIRECTION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING LINKAGE DRAG LINK INNER TIE ROD END ASSEMBLY, AND INSPECT THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 09E001000

9999 CHRYSLER STEERING LINKAGEOpen vehicle record →2008 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2007 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2006 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2005 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2004 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2003 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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