2010 Dodge Nitro & 2010 Dodge RAM + 2 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2010 left hand drive jeep Liberty, dodge Nitro and RAM 1500 truck; right and left hand drive jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with an improperly formed master cylinder to hydraulic control unit (hcu) brake tube assembly end flare.
💥 The risk
This could lead to loss of brake fluid and reduced braking performance increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the brake tubes free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during august 2010. Owners may contact chrysler toll-free 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
- 10V315000
- Manufacturer
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 20,626
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 16, 2010
- Built
- Apr 22, 2010 – May 19, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Chrysler safety recall no. K15.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .