- Vehicles
- 3,393
- Built between
- May 2004 – Oct 2004
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 February 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2004 and October 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Arvinmeritor 17NBuilt May 2004 to October 2004
- Arvinmeritor 18NBuilt May 2004 to October 2004
What the defect is
Certain arvinmeritor model 17N and 18N interaxle drivelines manufactured between may 1 and october 14, 2004. The bolt holes located on the earwork of the male shaft yokes were manufactured with an oversized minor thread diameter. This condition allows the bolts used in the holes to become detached which, in turn, could result in a driveline separation.
What could happen
Driveline separation could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal or death.
What gets fixed
ARVINMERITOR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE MALE SHAFT YOKES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN FEBRUARY 8, 2005. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2004 to October 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 November 2004
- Owners notified8 February 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 November 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ARVINMERITOR, INC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.