NHTSA campaign 10E059000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Federal-Mogul Corporation: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm

Federal-Mogul Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 27, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 22,689. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES, PART NUMBERS K7425, 10945, FA4510X, K7427, 10946, AND FA4611X, SOLD FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE BALL STUD TO WEAR THROUGH THE CONTROL ARM HOUSING RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING.

The risk

IF THERE IS A SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING, THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED CONTROL ARMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 1-877-489-6659.

45 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2006 Chrysler Sebring Conv	59	2	0	4
2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	18	1	0	1
2006 Dodge Stratus	74	3	3	19
2005 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	39	2	1	5
2005 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	11	1	0	2
2005 Dodge Stratus	62	6	2	14
2004 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	62	2	9	6
2004 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	10	1	0	0
2004 Dodge Stratus	144	7	1	24
2003 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	24	3	0	0
2003 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	3	1	0	0
2003 Dodge Stratus	75	6	0	7
2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	121	3	1	8
2002 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	11	1	0	0
2002 Dodge Stratus	150	6	4	10
2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	120	3	2	8
2001 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	6	1	0	0
2001 Dodge Stratus	186	14	2	8
2000 Chrysler Cirrus	99	9	23	18
2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	78	2	2	3
2000 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	1	1	0	0
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 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	0	1	0	0
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 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	0	1	0	0
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 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	0	1	0	0
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 Chrysler Sebring Sedan	0	1	0	0
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

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 10E059000.

Full record for the 2006 Chrysler Sebring Conv → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →