Chrysler Corporation: Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 14, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE OF THE BOLT.
The risk
FRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Chrysler Imperial | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Chrysler Lebaron | 78 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 1992 Chrysler New Yorker | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 Chrysler Town And Country | 135 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 1992 Dodge Caravan | 913 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 1992 Dodge Daytona | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 Dodge Dynasty | 144 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 1992 Dodge Shadow | 73 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 1992 Dodge Spirit | 58 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1992 Plymouth Acclaim | 63 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 1992 Plymouth Sundance | 49 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 1992 Plymouth Voyager | 701 | 11 | 12 | 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 92V015000.
Full record for the 1992 Chrysler Fifth Avenue → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →