Do you own one of these potentially deadly-defective Chrysler vehicles? If so, your steering column may have missing parts or parts installed wrong that can cause loss of control and make the vehicle crash. It seems to clearly be a deadly defect, so watch out!
2011 DODGE JOURNEY
2011 JEEP WRANGLER2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE
2011 DODGE AVENGER
2011 DODGE NITRO
2011 JEEP LIBERTY
2011 DODGE CALIBER
2011 JEEP COMPASS
2011 JEEP PATRIOT
2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
2011 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V315000 N/A
NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: STEERING:COLUMN
Summary: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 DODGE 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.
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.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR RIVET PRESENCE AND ALIGNMENT AND REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN PIVOT.
Of all the parts to leave off, something in the steering column should not be one of them. If you own one of these potentially dangerous Chrysler vehicles or Dodge vehicles, you should contact your dealer immediately and find out if your vehicle is included in this recall.
And if your dealer won't help you or stalls or delays answering you, call our Toll Free Chrysler Lemon hotline, 1.888.331.6422 right now. Or you can email us right now for free lemon law help by clicking here.
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