NHTSA campaign 04V579000 · Manufacturer campaign D55
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 04V-579: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/STEERING KNUCKLE
NHTSA recall 04V579000 (Manufacturer campaign D55) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 9, 2004, with 26,354 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on December 27, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V579000 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
- 04V579000 (also written 04V-579 or 04V579)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- D55
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 26,354 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Knuckle — Spindle — Arm
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V579000. 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
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 8, 2004 – November 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Stratus
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 8, 2004 – November 5, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V579000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND CONVERTIBLE MODEL VEHICLES, THE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer 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.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D55. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V579000
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.