Chrysler Corporation: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 13, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 599,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN SEPARATE DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION.
The risk
SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT END HOUSING COVER SEAL FOR LEAKAGE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR TESTER AND THE RUBBER BOOT WILL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IF THE COVER SEAL LEAKS OR THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL BE REPLACED.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Chrysler Cirrus | 69 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 1997 Chrysler Sebring | 210 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 1997 Dodge Stratus | 349 | 7 | 32 | 28 |
| 1997 Plymouth Breeze | 155 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 1996 Chrysler Cirrus | 160 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| 1996 Chrysler Sebring | 343 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 1996 Dodge Stratus | 554 | 11 | 36 | 36 |
| 1996 Plymouth Breeze | 182 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 1995 Chrysler Cirrus | 369 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 1995 Chrysler Sebring | 132 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 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 97V201000.
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