NHTSA campaign 09E056000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Qualis Automotive LLC: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint

Qualis Automotive LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 9, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,787. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BALL JOINTS SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY HARDENED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO CRACK NEAR THE RETAINING RING GROOVE ALLOWING THE BALL STUD TO SEPARATE UNDER IMPACT LOAD. THE SUBJECT BALL JOINTS WERE SOLD AS FOUR PART NUMBERS, D10945, D10946, G10945, AND G10946. THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS, D10945 AND D10946, ARE STAMPED WITH THE FOLLOWING DATES ON THE BALL JOINTS: 134308, 135708, 100109, 102709, 104109, 105509, 107609, 108909, 110309, 113209, AND 116609. THE G10945 AND G10946 ARE THE SAME PART AS THE D10945 AND D10946 RESPECTIVELY. THEY ARE LABELED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON THE AFTERMARKET CUSTOMER.

The risk

SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET OF THE BALL JOINT HOUSING WOULD ALLOW THE CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPSE AND THE WHEEL TO FOLD IN CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

The remedy

QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE WILL REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT QUALIS AUTOMOTIVE AT 1-800-493-4128.

38 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2006 Chrysler Sebring	120	2	0	10
2006 Dodge Stratus	74	3	3	19
2005 Chrysler Sebring	75	6	3	10
2005 Dodge Stratus	62	6	2	14
2004 Chrysler Sebring	220	7	12	21
2004 Dodge Stratus	144	7	1	24
2003 Chrysler Sebring	42	5	0	4
2003 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	24	3	0	0
2003 Dodge Stratus	75	6	0	7
2002 Chrysler Sebring	210	5	4	17
2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	121	3	1	8
2002 Dodge Stratus	150	6	4	10
2001 Chrysler Sebring	242	12	5	21
2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	120	3	2	8
2001 Dodge Stratus	186	14	2	8
2000 Chrysler Cirrus	99	9	23	18
2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	78	2	2	3
2000 Dodge Stratus	216	9	64	16
2000 Plymouth Breeze	38	9	22	1
1999 Chrysler Cirrus	62	7	2	4
1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	92	3	3	9
1999 Dodge Stratus	251	7	59	23
1999 Plymouth Breeze	117	7	25	16
1998 Chrysler Cirrus	69	7	3	3
1998 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	52	3	1	3
1998 Dodge Stratus	272	7	17	25
1998 Plymouth Breeze	174	7	11	20
1997 Chrysler Cirrus	69	8	7	9
1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	77	3	2	8
1997 Dodge Stratus	349	7	32	28
1997 Plymouth Breeze	155	8	8	9
1996 Chrysler Cirrus	160	11	5	10
1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	68	3	3	6
1996 Dodge Stratus	554	11	36	36
1996 Plymouth Breeze	182	10	2	16
1995 Chrysler Cirrus	369	11	5	45
1995 Dodge Stratus	318	11	13	28
1995 Plymouth Breeze	0	3	0	0

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 09E056000.

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