2000 Dodge Viper recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles used extensively in track type racing events and subjected to aggressive driving conditions could experiencecracking of the steering rack mounting brackets.
💥 The risk
The cracks could eventually lead to separation of the steering rack from the frame of the vehicle. Separation of the steering rack could result in unexpected steering looseness and lag.
🔧 The fix
All affected vehicles will have a field repair kit installed, consisting of lower frame rail reinforcement gussets and a reinforcement bracket. Owner notification began may 20, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free information within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V313000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 999
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 7,050
- Component
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 20, 2002
- Built
- Jun 1, 1995 – Oct 2, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. 999.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).