NHTSA campaign 09E005000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Dorman Products, Inc.: Steering

Dorman Products, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 17, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 979. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKING IN THE HUB AREA.

The risk

A BROKEN STEERING KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

The remedy

DORMAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING KNUCKLES FREE OF CHARGE AND REIMBURSE THE REPAIR FACILITY OR OWNER FOR LABOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DORMAN'S TOLL-FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-523-2492 AND PRESS 5.

85 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2007 Buick Lacrosse	250	4	18	8
2007 Buick Terraza	33	2	0	0
2007 Chevrolet Impala	627	3	10	52
2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	42	2	2	3
2007 Chevrolet Uplander	109	2	2	2
2007 Pontiac Grand Prix	220	4	18	15
2007 Saturn Relay	12	1	0	0
2006 Buick Lacrosse	299	4	7	16
2006 Buick Terraza	54	3	0	4
2006 Chevrolet Impala	524	2	22	58
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	113	2	0	11
2006 Chevrolet Uplander	158	4	2	7
2006 Pontiac Grand Prix	239	2	21	17
2006 Saturn Relay	19	2	0	2
2005 Buick Century	19	2	0	1
2005 Buick Lacrosse	315	5	6	7
2005 Buick Terraza	120	3	1	5
2005 Chevrolet Impala	609	4	13	39
2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	120	4	3	1
2005 Chevrolet Uplander	196	4	1	7
2005 Chevrolet Venture	42	3	1	7
2005 Pontiac Grand Prix	148	2	5	11
2005 Pontiac Montana	81	7	3	7
2005 Saturn Relay	91	3	1	2
2004 Buick Century	39	2	0	4
2004 Buick Regal	66	4	2	0
2004 Chevrolet Impala	1,074	7	21	44
2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	230	7	11	5
2004 Chevrolet Venture	124	5	2	6
2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette	11	3	0	2
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix	454	9	58	46
2004 Pontiac Montana	39	5	1	8
2003 Buick Century	127	2	2	4
2003 Buick Regal	101	5	14	5
2003 Chevrolet Impala	695	8	32	32
2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	158	9	18	10
2003 Chevrolet Venture	185	8	4	19
2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette	36	5	0	6
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix	106	7	37	5
2003 Pontiac Montana	84	7	1	8
2002 Buick Century	154	2	4	9
2002 Buick Regal	117	5	23	2
2002 Chevrolet Impala	795	7	32	38
2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	230	7	24	11
2002 Chevrolet Venture	220	6	4	12
2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue	64	3	1	4
2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette	57	5	0	1
2002 Pontiac Grand Prix	330	7	96	19
2002 Pontiac Montana	126	5	1	3
2001 Buick Century	145	5	2	9
2001 Buick Regal	187	8	48	5
2001 Chevrolet Impala	742	10	67	33
2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	276	8	31	13
2001 Chevrolet Venture	222	12	3	17
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue	108	5	1	6
2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette	78	9	3	6
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix	308	10	106	14
2001 Pontiac Montana	156	11	3	10
2000 Buick Century	193	7	1	11
2000 Buick Regal	184	10	30	12
2000 Chevrolet Impala	818	10	73	49
2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo	233	8	35	12
2000 Chevrolet Venture	350	8	5	25
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue	200	6	2	11
2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette	114	8	2	3
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix	461	9	162	10
2000 Pontiac Montana	228	7	4	14
1999 Buick Century	235	5	4	18
1999 Buick Regal	246	8	44	8
1999 Chevrolet Venture	349	7	5	22
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue	256	8	14	11
1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette	149	7	4	9
1999 Pontiac Grand Prix	412	8	125	13
1999 Pontiac Montana	235	7	2	16
1998 Buick Century	218	4	0	9
1998 Buick Regal	302	7	41	7
1998 Chevrolet Venture	409	10	3	27
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue	510	8	39	19
1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette	170	10	0	6
1998 Pontiac Grand Prix	499	8	60	19
1997 Buick Century	106	4	1	4
1997 Buick Regal	136	8	19	3
1997 Chevrolet Venture	432	9	10	8
1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette	104	9	0	4
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix	810	9	108	34

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 09E005000.

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