The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: QUAD CAB PICKUP TRUCKS. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ATTACHED WITH CADMIUM COATED NUTS CAN CAUSE THE BOLTS TO STRETCH DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF A HIGHER THAN SPECIFIED CLAMP LOAD. BREAKAGE OF THE UPPER CONTROL ARM FASTENERS COULD CAUSE THE AXLE TO ROTATE FORWARD UNDER BRAKING CONDITIONS.
The risk
THIS ROTATION COULD TWIST THE STEERING LINKAGE AND POSSIBLY SEPARATE THE BRAKE LINES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLTS AND NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Ram | 2001 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Ram | 2001 | 318 | 9 |
Other suspension recalls in 2000
49 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the suspension; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 00V426000 26 Dec 2000 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V358010 26 Dec 2000 | TRAVEL SUPREME, INC. |
| 00V358004 22 Dec 2000 | SOONER TRAILER |
| 00V358009 21 Dec 2000 | SUNNYBROOK RV INC. |
| 00V358003 20 Dec 2000 | PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V358011 19 Dec 2000 | PERFORMANCE FIRST, INC. |
| 00V421002 18 Dec 2000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 00V358007 18 Dec 2000 | MO TRAILERS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000