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Dodge certain passenger vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no.

NHTSA campaign 07V-196 · Reported July 5, 2007 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Dodge Caliber
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL HUB MOUNTING BOLTS AND REPAIR THE PARK BRAKE FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION reported a problem with the wheels hub. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR DISC BRAKES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 135, "LIGHT VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE LENGTH OF THE REAR WHEEL HUB MOUNTING BOLTS MAY PREVENT ACTUATION OF THE PARK BRAKE.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS COULD ALLOW UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL HUB MOUNTING BOLTS AND REPAIR THE PARK BRAKE FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 07V-196.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2007Dodge Caliber

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

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