NHTSA recall 99V215000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 99V215000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 837 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1999-08-09 |
| Owners notified | 2000-02-07 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| Units potentially affected | 402830 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION HALF-SHAFT COULD PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 7, 2000. 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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER 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).
| 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
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| 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORDE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1995 CHRYSLER CONCORDE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1993 CHRYSLER LHS | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1994 CHRYSLER LHS | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1995 CHRYSLER LHS | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1993 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1995 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1993 DODGE INTREPID | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1994 DODGE INTREPID | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1995 DODGE INTREPID | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1993 EAGLE VISION | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1994 EAGLE VISION | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
| 1995 EAGLE VISION | Built 1992-06-01 to 1994-10-31. |
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 EA98025
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.
| EA98025 | Engineering analysis, opened 1998-12-31, closed 1999-08-19. ENGINE CRADLE/CONTROL ARM BRACKET WELD. SUSPENSION. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.