The defect
ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND CONVERTIBLE MODEL VEHICLES, THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Sebring | 2005 |
| Dodge Stratus | 2005 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Sebring | 2005 | 75 | 3 |
| Dodge Stratus | 2005 | 62 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 2004
30 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the steering; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 04V610000 28 Dec 2004 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 04V567000 9 Dec 2004 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 04V522000 3 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V474000 1 Oct 2004 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V448000 20 Sept 2004 | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| 04V456000 20 Sept 2004 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 04V424000 30 Aug 2004 | VAN HOOL, N.V. |
| 04V401000 12 Aug 2004 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004