NHTSA recall 06V001000
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 | 06V001000 |
| Manufacturer's number | E23 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2006-01-05 |
| Owners notified | 2006-04-10 |
| Component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| Units potentially affected | 216299 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4 LITER ENGINES, THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY PREMATURELY HEAT AGE AND DEVELOP A LEAK.
What can happen
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. E23.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 1999 CHRYSLER CIRRUS | Built 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
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| 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS | Built 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 1999 DODGE STRATUS | Built 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2000 DODGE STRATUS | Built 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE | Built 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE | Built 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-31. |
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 PE05036
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.
| PE05036 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-06-29, closed 2005-11-07. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 190698 | 1999-01-20. Service bulletin. A NEW POWER STEERING FLUID. *YC |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.