- Vehicles
- 979
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 19
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 February 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1997-2005 Buick Century
- 2005-2007 Buick Lacrosse
- 1997-2004 Buick Regal
- 2005-2007 Buick Terraza
- 2000-2007 Chevrolet Impala
- 2000-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 2005-2007 Chevrolet Uplander
- 1997-2005 Chevrolet Venture
- MPI 2697902
- MPI 2697903
- Napa 7-8502
- Napa 7-8503
- 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue
- 1997-2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette
- Platinum 2697902
- Platinum 2697903
- 1997-2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 1999-2005 Pontiac Montana
- 2005-2007 Saturn Relay
What the defect is
Dorman is recalling 979 steering knuckles, dorman p/nos. 697-902 and 697-903, sold under dorman's "oe solutions<sup>tm</sup>" brand name, and napa p/nos. 7-8502 and 7-8503 which were sold for replacement use on the various vehicles listed above. A potential material or design defect could result in the steering knuckle breaking in the hub area.
What could happen
A broken steering knuckle could result in loss of steering control and a possible crash without warning.
What gets fixed
DORMAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING KNUCKLES FREE OF CHARGE AND REIMBURSE THE REPAIR FACILITY OR OWNER FOR LABOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 February 2009
- Owners notified23 February 2009
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 17 February 2009.
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 may contact dorman's toll-free hotline at 1-800-523-2492 and press 5.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- DORMAN PRODUCTS, 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
This recall only pertains to aftermarket dorman steering knuckles and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors corporation.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.