NHTSA campaign 01I012000

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 01I-012: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/STEERING COLUMN BOLT/FLOOR MAT

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01I012000 was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on July 5, 2001, with 9,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Sebring for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on August 8, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01I012000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01I012000 (also written 01I-012 or 01I012)
Filed by: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Report received: July 5, 2001
Potentially affected: 9,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Owners notified: August 8, 2001
NHTSA investigation: Engineering Analysis EA99-028 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01I012000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chrysler

Chrysler Sebring
- 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01I012000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1998-1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING JXI LIMITED CONVERTIBLES. THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLER PINCH BOLT RETAINING PIN COULD SNAG AND/OR FRAY THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD INTERFERE WITH THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLER PINCH BOLT AND RETAINING PIN. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT FLOOR MATS WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLER PINCH BOLT,RETAINING PIN, E-CLIP AND THE FRONT FLOOR MATS.OWNERS CAN CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01I012000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.