# NHTSA recall 11V315000

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: 11V315000
- Manufacturer's number: L23
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Reported: 2011\-06\-08
- Owners notified: 2011\-07\-04
- Component: STEERING:COLUMN
- Units potentially affected: 11096

## What is wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011DODGE 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.


## What can happen

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.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR RIVET PRESENCE AND ALIGNMENT AND REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN PIVOT AS REQUIRED, FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 4, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-853\-1403.


## Notes

CHRYSLER'S SAFETY RECALL NO. L23.OWNERS 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 CHRYSLER 200](/makes/chrysler/200/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-15 to 2011\-05\-05.
- [2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE](/makes/chrysler/200/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-15 to 2011\-05\-05. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-15 to 2011\-05\-06.
- [2011 DODGE AVENGER](/makes/dodge/avenger/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-15 to 2011\-05\-05.
- [2011 DODGE CALIBER](/makes/dodge/caliber/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-18 to 2011\-05\-02.
- [2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN](/makes/dodge/grand-caravan/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-15 to 2011\-05\-06.
- [2011 DODGE JOURNEY](/makes/dodge/journey/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-05\-13 to 2011\-05\-14.
- [2011 DODGE NITRO](/makes/dodge/nitro/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-21 to 2011\-05\-02.
- [2011 JEEP COMPASS](/makes/jeep/compass/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-18 to 2011\-05\-02.
- [2011 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-21 to 2011\-05\-02.
- [2011 JEEP PATRIOT](/makes/jeep/patriot/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-18 to 2011\-05\-02.
- [2011 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-15 to 2011\-05\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SB\-05\-002\-13\-A](/bulletins/10054185.md), 2013-12-30, Service bulletin

## 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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