The defect
REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM-TO-HANGER BRACKET PIVOT BOLTS MAY FAIL FROM STRESS CORROSION CRACKING POSSIBLY CAUSED BY PROCESSING DEVIATIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIVOT BOLT.
The risk
FAILURE OF BOLTS MAY RESULT IN PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THEREAR SUSPENSION FROM THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUTWARNING AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM-TO-HANGER BRACKET PIVOT BOLT WITH A PROPERLY PROCESSED BOLT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Charger | 1986 |
| Dodge Omni | 1986 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1986 |
| Plymouth Turismo | 1986 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
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 Charger | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge Omni | 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| Plymouth Horizon | 1986 | 1 | 2 |
| Plymouth Turismo | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 1991
6 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the suspension; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 91V217000 13 Dec 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V204000 19 Nov 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V154000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V151000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V044000 14 Mar 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991