- Vehicles
- 3,715
- Built between
- Nov 2006 – Feb 2007
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2006 and February 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Dana 21090Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana 23090Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana D40-170Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana R40-170Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana RST40Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana RST41Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana S21-170Built November 2006 to February 2007
- Dana S23-170Built November 2006 to February 2007
What the defect is
Certain dana drive axle housings manufactured between november 2006 and february 6, 2007, model numbers listed above, installed as original equipment on certain heavy duty trucks. Mis-marked steel was used during production. The steel coil was marked as 7/16" (11 mm), when it was in fact 3/8" (9MM). Over time, the out of specification steel could result in a fatigue failure of the axle housing, most likely at the brake flange. If unattended, the axle may lock up or the end of the axle could come off.
What could happen
If this occurred, the vehicle could have a partial failure of the brake system, an inoperable axle with possible locking of the wheel, or the wheel off condition. These axles failures could result in a decrease in vehicle control or braking and a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE ANY HOUSINGS WHICH, UPON INSPECTION, ARE DETERMINED TO BE UNDER SPECIFICATION FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2006 to February 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 2007
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 6 March 2007.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer for further information or owners can contact dana at 419-535-4500.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- DANA CORPORATION
- 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
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.