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Chrysler recalling more than 1.2 million vehicles
Fri Feb 14, 5:48 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030214/ap_wo_en_ge/na_fin_us_chrysler_recall_1
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan - DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on Friday announced three recalls involving more than 1.2 million cars and trucks.
The automaker said it was recalling some 1.2 million of its Chrysler LHS, 300M and Concorde models as well as the Dodge Intrepid to install stronger bolts on the driver's seat.
The model years involved are 1998 to 2002. The recall includes 1.06 million cars in the United States and 135,000 in Canada.
A company investigation determined the seat-recliner bolts attached to the seat frame may loosen because of premature wear. Chrysler will replace the existing bolts. For 1998-2000 vehicles with power seats, a replacement flex-shaft also will be installed.
Twenty-three thousand 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks with diesel engines and manual transmissions will be recalled to reprogram the engine control software.
The company determined an increased idle speed could occur following extended use of cruise control.
Chrysler also will recall 11,655 1997 to 2002 Chrysler and Plymouth Prowlers to replace the lower ball joint on the front suspension to prevent it from potentially separating from the control arm due to corrosion.
The automaker also said that after a full investigation by its own inspectors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (news - web sites), the government has closed the 1993 to 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee investigation into inadvertent backward movement of the vehicles.
Chrysler said NHTSA determined there was no defect, though the company last year recalled some 1.6 million of the vehicles to install a device in the shifter assembly.
Fri Feb 14, 5:48 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030214/ap_wo_en_ge/na_fin_us_chrysler_recall_1
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan - DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on Friday announced three recalls involving more than 1.2 million cars and trucks.
The automaker said it was recalling some 1.2 million of its Chrysler LHS, 300M and Concorde models as well as the Dodge Intrepid to install stronger bolts on the driver's seat.
The model years involved are 1998 to 2002. The recall includes 1.06 million cars in the United States and 135,000 in Canada.
A company investigation determined the seat-recliner bolts attached to the seat frame may loosen because of premature wear. Chrysler will replace the existing bolts. For 1998-2000 vehicles with power seats, a replacement flex-shaft also will be installed.
Twenty-three thousand 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks with diesel engines and manual transmissions will be recalled to reprogram the engine control software.
The company determined an increased idle speed could occur following extended use of cruise control.
Chrysler also will recall 11,655 1997 to 2002 Chrysler and Plymouth Prowlers to replace the lower ball joint on the front suspension to prevent it from potentially separating from the control arm due to corrosion.
The automaker also said that after a full investigation by its own inspectors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (news - web sites), the government has closed the 1993 to 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee investigation into inadvertent backward movement of the vehicles.
Chrysler said NHTSA determined there was no defect, though the company last year recalled some 1.6 million of the vehicles to install a device in the shifter assembly.