NHTSA campaign 08E063000 · Equipment recall

DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. Recall 08E-063: INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT/LOSS OF STEERING

NHTSA recall 08E063000 is an equipment recall reported by DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC. on October 17, 2008, with 3,855 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunfire, Buick Regal and more for model years 1995–2005 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on October 16, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

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

NHTSA campaign: 08E063000 (also written 08E-063 or 08E063)
Filed by: DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC.
Report received: October 17, 2008
Potentially affected: 3,855 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering
Owners notified: October 16, 2008
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08E063000. 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.

Buick

Buick Regal
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Chevrolet Impala
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Intrigue
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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Pontiac

Pontiac Sunfire
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08E063000.

Defect description

DORMAN PRODUCTS IS RECALLING 3,900 INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS DORMAN PART NOS. 425-151, 425-152, AND 425-153, (SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS" BRAND NAME), BALKAMP #'S 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (SOLD UNDER THE "NAPA" BRAND NAME), AND PLATINUM PARTS #'S 2425151, 2425152, AND 2425153 MANUFACTURED DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2007. THESE REPLACEMENT STEERING SHAFTS CAN BE USED ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE WELD CONNECTING THE INNER TUBE TO THE OUTER TUBE MAY BE DEFECTIVE.

Safety consequence

IF THE WELD FAILS, LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DORMAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DORMAN TOLL FREE AT 1-800-523-2492.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO DORMAN'S OE SOLUTIONS BRAND NAME, BALKAMP'S NAPA BRAND, AND THE PLATINUM BRAND STEERING SHAFTS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.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 08E063000

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.