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NHTSA campaign 01V152000 · Manufacturer campaign 981

Chrysler and Dodge Recall 01V-152: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLT

NHTSA recall 01V152000 (Manufacturer campaign 981) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 8, 2001, with 41,587 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Chrysler Voyager, Dodge Caravan and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on April 30, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V152000 (also written 01V-152 or 01V152)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
981
Report received
Potentially affected
41,587 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Arm
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V152000. 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 Town And Country

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 22, 2001 – April 21, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler Voyager

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 22, 2001 – April 21, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge Caravan

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 22, 2001 – April 21, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Grand Caravan

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 22, 2001 – April 21, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V152000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PIVOT BOLT COULD FRACTURE.

Safety consequence

IF THE BOLT FRACTURES, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM THE CROSSMEMBER, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS AND NUTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 30, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V152000

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.