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NHTSA campaign 11V315000 · Chrysler campaign L23

CHRYSLER GROUP LLC Recall 11V-315: STEERING COLUMN

NHTSA recall 11V315000 (Chrysler campaign L23) was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on June 8, 2011, with 11,096 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 200, Chrysler 200 Convertible, Chrysler Town And Country and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on July 4, 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 11V315000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
11V315000 (also written 11V-315 or 11V315)
Filed by
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Chrysler campaign number
L23
Report received
Potentially affected
11,096 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Column
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V315000. 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 200

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 15, 2011 – May 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler 200 Convertible

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 15, 2011 – May 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler Town And Country

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 15, 2011 – May 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)
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Dodge

  • Dodge Avenger

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 15, 2011 – May 5, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Caliber

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 18, 2011 – May 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Grand Caravan

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 15, 2011 – May 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Journey

    • 2011 · Vehicles built May 13, 2011 – May 14, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Nitro

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 21, 2011 – May 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)
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Jeep

  • Jeep Compass

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 18, 2011 – May 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Jeep Liberty

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 21, 2011 – May 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Jeep Patriot

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 18, 2011 – May 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Jeep Wrangler

    • 2011 · Vehicles built April 15, 2011 – May 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)
All Jeep recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V315000.

Defect description

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP WRANGLER, CHRYSLER 200, CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE, DODGE AVENGER, DODGE NITRO, JEEP LIBERTY, DODGE CALIBER, JEEP COMPASS, JEEP PATRIOT, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED STEERING COLUMN PIVOT RIVET.

Safety consequence

A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED RIVET COULD COMPROMISE THE ABILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT LOADS IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH, DECREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRONTAL IMPACT SAFETY SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONDITION MAY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR RIVET PRESENCE AND ALIGNMENT AND REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN PIVOT AS REQUIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

CHRYSLER'S SAFETY RECALL NO. L23.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 11V315000

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.