Chrysler Group will conduct three recalls of nearly 1.2 million pickups to inspect and repair misaligned tie-rod assemblies.
Chrysler said in a statement today it plans to inspect 2003-2008 model-year Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks to find about 116,000 repaired with tie-rod assemblies that could become misaligned. This condition could lead to component fracture and steering loss. The recall covers about 842,400 pickups from those model-years.
Tie rod assemblies connect the steering rack to the front struts, controlling a vehicle’s direction.
Two other recalls will be conducted to re-inspect another 294,000 heavy-duty pickups known to have tie-rod assemblies linked to previous recalls. The vehicles include model-year 2008-2012 Ram 2500 and 3500 heavy-duty pickups and chassis cabs as well as 2008 Ram 1500 4×4 Mega Cabs. It also includes another 43,500 model-year 2008-2012 Ram 4500 and 5500 4×4 chassis cabs.
