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March 14, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22E019000
Difficulty steering, or a loss of steering control, can increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 22E019
Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Components STEERING
Potential Number of Units Affected 53
Summary
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain Mopar Steering Rack and Pinion Electric Gear Assemblies with part numbers 68498478AA, 68499163AA, and 68499166AA. The steering gear rack bar may have been insufficiently hardened during manufacturing, possibly allowing it to bind within the steering rack, and resulting in difficulty steering or a loss of steering control.
Remedy
Dealers will replace or repurchase the steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 12, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-852-1403. FCA US, LLC’s number for this recall is Z26.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go towww.nhtsa.gov..
REASON FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL
Some of the above steering gears may have been built with a rack bar manufactured with hardness below specification, and may in certain circumstances, result in bending or yielding. If the steering gear rack bar yields, it could cause a rack bar to bind within the steering rack, possibly resulting in sudden greater effort required to maintain directional steering control and/or the inability to maintain directional steering control.
A sudden greater effort required to maintain directional steering control and/or the inability to maintain directional steering control can cause a vehicle crash without prior warning.
New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – Z26
FCA US LLC (FCA US) has announced a safety recall on certain:
Mopar Gear Assembly – Steering Rack & Pinion Electric 68499166AA
Mopar Gear Assembly – Steering Rack & Pinion Electric 68499163AA
Mopar Gear Assembly – Steering Rack & Pinion Electric 68498478AA
SERVICE ACTION
FCA US will conduct a voluntary safety recall on all affected parts to replace or repurchase the steering gear assembly. The remedy for this condition is not currently available. Dealers will be notified of the launch of this safety recall by way of established communication methods. This recall is estimated to launch in 1st Quarter of 2022.