NHTSA campaign 10V475000 · Chrysler campaign K26
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 10V-475: POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 10V475000 (Chrysler campaign K26) was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on October 7, 2010, with 23,237 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger and more for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on December 27, 2010, 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 10V475000 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
- 10V475000 (also written 10V-475 or 10V475)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Chrysler campaign number
- K26
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 23,237 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Electric Power Assist System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V475000. 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 300
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 27, 2010 – August 26, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler Sebring
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 28, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Avenger
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 28, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Challenger
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 27, 2010 – August 26, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Journey
- 2010 · Vehicles built July 27, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Ram
- 2011 · Vehicles built June 24, 2010 – August 28, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V475000.
Defect description
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING, 300, CHARGER (LX) AND DODGE CHALLENGER (LC), AVENGER (JS), AND JOURNEY (JC), AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2011 DODGE RAM LIGHT DUTY PICKUP (DS) VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SEPARATION AT THE CRIMPED END OF THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY.
Safety consequence
LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE AS NECESSARY THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS K26. 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 10V475000
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.