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March 14, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V154000
Difficulty steering, or a loss of steering control, can increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V154
Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Components STEERING
Potential Number of Units Affected 931
Summary
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dodge Durango and 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. 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 the steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 3, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-852-1403. FCA US, LLC’s number for this recall is Z18.
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
The steering gear on some of the above vehicles 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 – Z18
FCA US LLC (FCA US) has announced a safety recall on certain 2021 through 2022 Model Year (WD) Dodge Durango and (WK) Jeep® Grand Cherokee vehicles.
SERVICE ACTION
FCA US will conduct a voluntary safety recall on all affected vehicles to replace 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.