NHTSA campaign 99V114000 · Manufacturer campaign 826

Dodge and Plymouth Recall 99V-114: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/LOWER CONTROL ARM

NHTSA recall 99V114000 (Manufacturer campaign 826) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 6, 1999, with 744 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Neon and Plymouth Neon for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on May 31, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V114000 (also written 99V-114 or 99V114)
Filed by: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number: 826
Report received: May 6, 1999
Potentially affected: 744 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Arm
Owners notified: May 31, 1999
NHTSA investigation: Recall Query RQ99-010 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V114000. 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
- 2000 · Vehicles built November 15, 1998 – January 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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Plymouth

Plymouth Neon
- 2000 · Vehicles built November 15, 1998 – January 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V114000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY WELDED BETWEEN THE PIVOT TUBE AND THE ARM.

Safety consequence

THIS INADEQUATE WELDING COULD ALLOW THE TUBE TO SEPARATE FROM THE ARM, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 31,1999.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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V114000

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.