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Chrysler torque retention crimp feature was missed during the manufacture of one lot of rear axle hub nuts.

NHTSA campaign 08V-295 · Reported February 7, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Chrysler 300, Charger and Magnum
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HUB NUTS.
COST
Free

The short version

CHRYSLER LLC reported a problem with the power train axle hubs. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 5,509 MY 2008 300, DODGE MAGNUM, AND CHARGER VEHICLES. THE TORQUE RETENTION CRIMP FEATURE WAS MISSED DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF ONE LOT OF REAR AXLE HUB NUTS.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HUB NUTS, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-295.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2008Chrysler 300
2008Dodge Charger
2008Dodge Magnum

What changed

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

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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