Recall Central: Porsche 911 Lug Nuts; Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Steering Columns

[CompassMike]

Recall Central: Porsche 911 Lug Nuts; Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Steering Columns

2011 Chrysler 200, Town & Country, Dodge Avenger, Caliber Grand Caravan, Journey, Jeep Compass, Patriot, Liberty, Wrangler

The Problem: 2011 Chrysler 200, 200 Convertible, and Town & Country, 2011 Dodge Avenger, Caliber, Grand Caravan, and Journey, and 2011 Jeep Compass, Patriot, Liberty, and Wrangler vehicles are all being recalled for a missing or incorrectly installed steering column pivot rivet. The missing or incorrectly installed rivet could lead to a loss of steering control, and potentially lead to a crash.

The Fix: Dealers will inspect to see if the rivet was installed, check the alignment of the column, and repair the steering column as necessary at no charge. Owners will be contacted starting this month, and can call Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s hotline at 1-888-327-4236 in reference to Chrysler’s safety recall number L23.

Number of Vehicles Potentially Affected: 11,351 2011 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 200 Convertible, and Town & Country, 2011 Dodge Avenger, Caliber, Grand Caravan, and Journey, and 2011 Jeep Compass, Patriot, Liberty, and Wrangler vehicles.

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[IRSmart]

dang, now i'll have to take my porsche back to the dealer

[CompassMike]

Its a bad dilemma to have!

[IRSmart]

i just talked to my service department. this recall has not been released to the public yet, and should only affect vehicles made between april and may of this year.

[CompassMike]

Thanks for the info. Will get it added to recall thread.