DODGE S500 1969: STEERING

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 68V099000

Make Model Year
DODGE S500 1969
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1968-10-14 1968-10-18 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

Component: STEERING

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 548

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

POSSIBILITY REAR SPRING CLIP 'U-BOLT' NUTS ON S-200, D-300; W-200 AND W-300 MODELS, AND FRONT CLIP ON ALL OTHERS LISTED WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED.COULD CAUSE EVENTUAL BREAKAGE OF NUTS.IF MULTIPLE FRACTURES OCCUR, POSSIBLE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD RESULT.'CORRECT BY REPLACING SPRING CLIP NUTS.'