# NHTSA recall 14V055000

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: 14V055000
- Manufacturer's number: ENGF0216\-3
- Manufacturer: Freedom Motors, Inc.
- Reported: 2014\-02\-11
- Owners notified: 2014\-04\-01
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON\-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 130

## What is wrong

Freedom Motors Inc., \(Freedom Motors\) of Savaria Vehicle Group \(formerly The Liberty Motor Company\) is recalling one model year 2009 Volkswagen Routan and certain model year 2008\-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town \& Country wheelchair accessible vehicles modified by The Liberty Motor Company from February 2008 through January 2011.  Over time and with use, the vehicle's rear axle may develop cracks which could lead to axle failure.


## What can happen

Failure of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Freedom Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected axles, free of charge.  The recall began on April 1, 2014.  Owners can contact Freedom Motors at 1\-800\-561\-9600.  Freedom Motors' number for this recall is ENGF0216\-3.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-12\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 130
- Reported remedied: 41 \(31%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2008/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-01 to 2011\-01\-31.
- [2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-01 to 2011\-01\-31.
- [2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2010/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-01 to 2011\-01\-31.
- 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. Built 2008\-02\-01 to 2011\-01\-31.
- [2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN](/makes/dodge/grand-caravan/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-01 to 2011\-01\-31.
- [2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN](/makes/dodge/grand-caravan/2010/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-01 to 2011\-01\-31.
- [2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN](/makes/volkswagen/routan/2009/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin
- [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin
- [Edition41](/bulletins/10242398.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [V401601 2043146](/bulletins/10121114.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin
- [D\-11\-44](/bulletins/10058263.md), 2015-08-24, Service bulletin
- [TB\-40\-12\-03](/bulletins/10045561.md), 2012-09-11, Service bulletin
- [SB\-02\-003\-11](/bulletins/10041884.md), 2011-11-16, Service bulletin
- [CSN\-K19](/bulletins/10037659.md), 2011-06-02, 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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