Chrysler Group LLC: Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Chrysler Group LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 6, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 278,674. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ram 1500 trucks manufactured from February 27, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through October 20, 2011; model year 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota trucks manufactured from February 27, 2007, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011; model year 2009 Chrysler Aspen trucks manufactured from January 3, 2008, through December 18, 2008; and model year 2009 Dodge Durango trucks manufactured from January 3, 2008, through December 18, 2008. The rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to an undersized pinion spline that can allow relative motion between the nut and companion flange.
The risk
If the rear axle pinion nut loosens, the axle can lock up and cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash with little warning.
The remedy
On November 7, 2013 Chrysler notified owners that dealers would install a pinion nut retainer, free of charge. In July 2015, and under a consent order with NHTSA, the company agreed to offer owners three options for remedying their vehicles: perform the original remedy, offer to repurchase the vehicle at the fair market value plus 10%, or offer an additional incentive offer towards the purchase of a new Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, or Fiat vehicle. Chrysler will notify owners of the new recall options in a letter expected to be mailed on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N08.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 | 698 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 2011 Dodge Dakota | 44 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 | 689 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 2010 Dodge Dakota | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 | 488 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| 2009 Chrysler Aspen | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Dodge Dakota | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Dodge Durango | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 | 670 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
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 13V038000.
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