NHTSA campaign 10E059000 · Equipment recall

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION Recall 10E-059: REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES

NHTSA recall 10E059000 is an equipment recall reported by FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION on December 27, 2010, with 22,689 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Stratus, Chrysler Sebring Sedan, Chrysler Sebring Convertible and more for model years 1995–2006 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 28, 2011, 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 10E059000 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

This is an equipment recall filed by FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 10E059000 (also written 10E-059 or 10E059)
Filed by: FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
Report received: December 27, 2010
Potentially affected: 22,689 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Arm
Owners notified: January 28, 2011
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10E059000. 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 Cirrus
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Chrysler Sebring Conv
- 2006
Chrysler Sebring Convertible
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Chrysler Sebring Sedan
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

Dodge Stratus
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

All Dodge recalls

Plymouth

Plymouth Breeze
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

All Plymouth recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10E059000.

Defect description

FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING.

Safety consequence

IF THERE IS A SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING, THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 1-877-489-6659.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER LLC.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 10E059000

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.