NHTSA campaign 08E027000 · Equipment recall

AFFINIA GROUP, INC. Recall 08E-027: CHASSIS TIE RODS

NHTSA recall 08E027000 is an equipment recall reported by AFFINIA GROUP, INC. on March 28, 2008, with 5,700 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 2500 and Dodge Ram 3500 for model years 1998–1999.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by AFFINIA GROUP, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 08E027000 (also written 08E-027 or 08E027)
Filed by: AFFINIA GROUP, INC.
Report received: March 28, 2008
Potentially affected: 5,700 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08E027000. 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 2500
- 1998, 1999
Dodge Ram 3500
- 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08E027000.

Defect description

AFFINIA IS RECALLING 5,700 AFTERMARKET CHASSIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 28, 2006 THROUGH MARCH 17, 2008, SOLD FOR USE ON MY 1998 AND 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 3500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE DUST SEAL SUPPLIED WITH THE CHASSIS TIE RODS WERE MANUFACTURED TO THE WRONG SPECIFICATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE DUST SEAL MAY PREVENT THE BALL STUD OF THE CHASSIS TIE ROD FROM PROPERLY SEATING INTO THE TAPER OF THE VEHICLE STEERING KNUCKLE DURING AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION.

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION REMAINS UNDETECTED, THE BOLT CAN EVENTUALLY UNSEAT COMPLETELY, CAUSING THE AFFECTED WHEEL TO DISENGAGE FROM THE STEERING MECHANISM, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

AFFINIA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED CHASSIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AFFINIA AT 734-827-5400.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET BRAKE PARTS CHASSIS TIE RODS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER, LLC.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08E027000

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.