NHTSA recall 00V305000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V305000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 897 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2000-10-12 |
| Owners notified | 2000-11-06 |
| Component | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR |
| Units potentially affected | 679000 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH 2-SPOKE LUXURY WHEELS MANUFACTURED JULY 1992 THROUGH JUNE 1993; OR EQUIPPED WITH 4-SPOKE SPORT WHEELS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1993. THE STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE STAMPING CAN CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN.
What can happen
IF THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATES FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF CONTROL CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR CRACKS AND ANY WHEELS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL HAVE A REINFORCEMENT PLATE INSTALLED TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION IN THE EVENT CRACKING OCCURS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 6, 2000.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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER 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).
| 1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
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| 1994 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1993 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1994 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1994 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1994 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
| 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1992-07-01 to 1993-09-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as RQ00011
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ00011 | Recall query, opened 2000-05-01, closed 2002-04-01. STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION. STEERING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.