- Vehicles
- 897
- Built between
- Mar 2015 – Jun 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 September 2015
- Repaired
- 78%
- Unrepaired
- 43
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2015 and June 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Specialty Products Alignment HardwareBuilt March 2015 to June 2015
Repair progress
43 of 897 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
78% repaired — 699 of 897 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 139
- Scrapped or exported
- 16
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Specialty Products Company (SPC) is recalling certain aftermarket alignment hardware kits, part number 28810 (for use on certain 1999-2015 Mercedes-Benz vehicles), and part number 66037 (for use on 2005-2015 Chrysler 300 & 300C, 2006-2008 Dodge Magnum and 2008-2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger vehicles) that were sold by Specialty Products Company between March 9, 2015 and June 22, 2015. The affected suspension bolts may fracture.
What could happen
If suspension bolt fractures it can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
SPC will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected bolts, free of charge. The recall began on September 3, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2015 to June 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 September 2015
- Owners notified3 September 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 78% repaired
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 1 September 2015.
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 SPC customer service at 1-303-772-2103.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Specialty Products Company
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.