Daimlerchrysler Corporation: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Daimlerchrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 6, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 744. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY WELDED BETWEEN THE PIVOT TUBE AND THE ARM.
The risk
THIS INADEQUATE WELDING COULD ALLOW THE TUBE TO SEPARATE FROM THE ARM, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Dodge Neon | 337 | 11 | 6 | 73 |
| 2000 Plymouth Neon | 141 | 6 | 5 | 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 99V114000.
Full record for the 2000 Dodge Neon → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →