# NHTSA recall 03V460000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 03V460000
- Manufacturer's number: C36
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2003\-11\-10
- Owners notified: 2003\-12\-15
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- Units potentially affected: 336000

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE  LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS CAN EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF LUBRICATION THAT CAN LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR, AND POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE.


## What can happen

A BALL JOINT THATHAS SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS WITH MODIFIED ASSEMBLIES AND HEAT SHIELDS ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JANUARY 2, 2001 AND OCTOBER 4, 2002.  ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN OCTOBER 5, 2002 AND MARCH 26, 2003, DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES \(AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY\) AND INSTALL HEAT SHIELDS.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2003.  OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-992\-1997.


## Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C36.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2002 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-01\-02 to 2003\-03\-26.
- [2003 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2003/recalls.md). Built 2001\-01\-02 to 2003\-03\-26.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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