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NHTSA recall 99V066003

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number99V066003
Manufacturer's number827
ManufacturerDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported1999-04-05
Owners notified1999-08-02
ComponentSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Units potentially affected165857

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE.

What can happen

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RUBBER BOOTS, AND IF THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THEY WILL REPLACE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM AND BALL JOINT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 2, 1999. 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 CHRYSLER 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).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1995 CHRYSLER SEBRINGBuilt 1994-06-16 to 1996-06-30.
1996 CHRYSLER SEBRINGBuilt 1994-06-16 to 1996-06-30.
1995 DODGE AVENGERBuilt 1994-06-16 to 1996-06-30.
1996 DODGE AVENGERBuilt 1994-06-16 to 1996-06-30.
1995 EAGLE TALONBuilt 1994-06-16 to 1996-06-30.
1996 EAGLE TALONBuilt 1994-06-16 to 1996-06-30.

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 PE99008

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE99008Preliminary evaluation, opened 1999-02-01, closed 1999-04-13. BALL JOINT. SUSPENSION.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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