NHTSA campaign 97V169000
Dodge and Plymouth Recall 97V-169: CHRYSLER/STEERING COLUMN COUPLING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97V169000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on October 7, 1997, with 375,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Neon and Plymouth Neon for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 15, 1997, 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 97V169000 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
- 97V169000 (also written 97V-169 or 97V169)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 375,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA97-009 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V169000. 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 Neon
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – August 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Plymouth
Plymouth Neon
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – August 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V169000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN UNDERBODY IMPACT.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER WITH A COUPLER DESIGN THAT COLLAPSES ON IMPACT.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 1997.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V169000
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.