The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION HALF-SHAFT COULD PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Concorde | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Chrysler LHS | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Dodge Intrepid | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Eagle Vision | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER 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 Concorde | 1993 | 302 | 4 |
| Chrysler Concorde | 1994 | 348 | 4 |
| Chrysler Concorde | 1995 | 219 | 3 |
| Chrysler LHS | 1993 | 2 | 3 |
| Chrysler LHS | 1994 | 324 | 4 |
| Chrysler LHS | 1995 | 148 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1993 | 73 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1994 | 215 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1995 | 59 | 2 |
| Dodge Intrepid | 1993 | 408 | 5 |
| Dodge Intrepid | 1994 | 718 | 4 |
| Dodge Intrepid | 1995 | 589 | 3 |
| Eagle Vision | 1993 | 163 | 5 |
| Eagle Vision | 1994 | 148 | 4 |
| Eagle Vision | 1995 | 97 | 3 |
Other suspension recalls in 1999
36 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the suspension; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 99V332000 23 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V300000 10 Nov 1999 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 99V014003 27 Oct 1999 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 99V295000 26 Oct 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 99V014004 29 Sept 1999 | HME, INCORPORATED |
| 99V214000 9 Aug 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V128003 15 Jul 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V161001 2 Jul 1999 | DAMON CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999