NHTSA campaign 14E044000 · Equipment recall
Dorman Products, Inc. Recall 14E-044: Steering Shaft Inadequate Support of U-Joint
NHTSA recall 14E044000 is an equipment recall reported by Dorman Products, Inc. on July 21, 2014, with 7,304 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura for model years 2004–2012. Owners were notified on September 8, 2014, 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 14E044000 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 Dorman Products, Inc.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 14E044000 (also written 14E-044 or 14E044)
- Filed by
- Dorman Products, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,304 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Repair completion: 30.35% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14E044000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14E044000.
Defect description
Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain replacement intermediate steering shafts sold under the Dorman, OE Solutions, and Solutions brand names, part numbers 425-167, 2425167, and 7-3074, for installation on 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6, and 2007-2009 Saturn Aura vehicles. The affected steering shafts may have a yoke that inadequately supports the u-joint bearing resulting in a premature failure.
Safety consequence
A joint bearing that fails prematurely may cause separation of the u-joint resulting in a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dorman will notify owners, and dealers will refund the purchase price or replace the steering shafts, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14E044000
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.