NHTSA recall 99V114000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 99V114000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 826 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1999-05-06 |
| Owners notified | 1999-05-31 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| Units potentially affected | 744 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY WELDED BETWEEN THE PIVOT TUBE AND THE ARM.
What can happen
THIS INADEQUATE WELDING COULD ALLOW THE TUBE TO SEPARATE FROM THE ARM, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 31,1999.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).
| 2000 DODGE NEON | Built 1998-11-15 to 1999-01-31. |
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| 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON | Built 1998-11-15 to 1999-01-31. |
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Investigated as RQ99010
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.
| RQ99010 | Recall query, opened 1999-06-01, closed 2001-02-05. CONTROL ARM WELDS. SUSPENSION. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.