NHTSA campaign 97V201000

CHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 97V-201: CHRYSLER/LOWER CONTROL ARM

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 97V201000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on November 13, 1997, with 599,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Cirrus, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Stratus and more for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 15, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V201000 (also written 97V-201 or 97V201)
Filed by: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Report received: November 13, 1997
Potentially affected: 599,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Ball Joint
Owners notified: December 15, 1997
NHTSA investigation: Engineering Analysis EA97-016 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V201000. 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 Cirrus
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built July 31, 1994 – July 10, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler Sebring
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built July 31, 1994 – July 10, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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Dodge

Dodge Stratus
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built July 31, 1994 – July 10, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Dodge recalls

Plymouth

Plymouth Breeze
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built July 31, 1994 – July 10, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V201000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN SEPARATE DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION.

Safety consequence

SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT END HOUSING COVER SEAL FOR LEAKAGE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR TESTER AND THE RUBBER BOOT WILL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IF THE COVER SEAL LEAKS OR THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 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 97V201000

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.