NHTSA campaign 07V038000 · Manufacturer campaign G02
Dodge Recall 07V-038: FRONT WHEEL BEARING
NHTSA recall 07V038000 (Manufacturer campaign G02) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on February 12, 2007, with 86,333 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on February 26, 2007, 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 07V038000 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
- 07V038000 (also written 07V-038 or 07V038)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- G02
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 86,333 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Wheel Bearing
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V038000. 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.
Dodge
Dodge Ram 1500
- 2006 · Vehicles built November 7, 2005 – April 27, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V038000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING MAY HAVE RECEIVED AN INSUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF GREASE DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN BEARING DEGRADATION, AND IF SUBSEQUENT NOISE AND VIBRATION ARE IGNORED, COULD RESULT IN HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATION. THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING UNITS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. G02.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V038000
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.