# NHTSA recall 99V114000

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: 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 \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2000 DODGE NEON](/makes/dodge/neon/2000/recalls.md). Built 1998\-11\-15 to 1999\-01\-31.
- [2000 PLYMOUTH NEON](/makes/plymouth/neon/2000/recalls.md). Built 1998\-11\-15 to 1999\-01\-31.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V114000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V114000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V114000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V114000)

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