NHTSA campaign 10V315000
Dodge and Jeep Recall 10V-315: HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT/TI AUTOMOTIVE
NHTSA recall 10V315000 was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on July 7, 2010, with 20,626 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Nitro, Dodge Ram, Jeep Liberty and more for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on August 16, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V315000 (also written 10V-315 or 10V315)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,626 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V315000. 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 Nitro
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 23, 2010 – May 17, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Ram
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 21, 2010 – May 19, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Jeep
Jeep Liberty
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 23, 2010 – May 17, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Wrangler
- 2010 · Vehicles built April 22, 2010 – May 19, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V315000.
Defect description
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP LIBERTY, DODGE NITRO AND RAM 1500 TRUCK; RIGHT AND LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY FORMED MASTER CYLINDER TO HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) BRAKE TUBE ASSEMBLY END FLARE.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE TUBES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. K15.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 10V315000
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.