Recall Register

Platinum: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Platinum. NHTSA received the reports from 2008 to 2009. The campaigns have 4,834 units in total. The newest campaign is 09E005000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Feb 2009.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,834 units in total.

  1. 09E005000Received . 979 units.

    Steering

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken steering knuckle could result in loss of steering control and a possible crash without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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. Owners may contact dorman's toll-free hotline at 1-800-523-2492 and press 5.

    Products named: Buick Regal 1999; Buick Regal 1997; Chevrolet Impala 2001; Pontiac Montana 2003; Oldsmobile Silhouette 1998; Pontiac Montana 2000; Pontiac Montana 1999; Buick Century 2003; Buick Century 2002; Buick Century 2000; Buick Century 1999; Buick Century 1998, and 79 more.

    Report filed by DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 08E063000Received . 3,855 units.

    Steering

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Dorman products is recalling 3,900 intermediate steering shafts dorman part nos. 425-151, 425-152, and 425-153, (sold under dorman's "oe solutions" brand name), balkamp #'s 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (sold under the "napa" brand name), and platinum parts #'s 2425151, 2425152, and 2425153 manufactured during the month of september 2007. These replacement steering shafts can be used on the vehicles listed above. The weld connecting the inner tube to the outer tube may be defective.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the weld fails, loss of steering could result, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dorman will notify owners and replace the steering shafts free of charge. The recall began on october 16, 2008. Owners may contact dorman toll free at 1-800-523-2492.

    Products named: Buick Regal 2004; Pontiac Sunfire 1998; Oldsmobile Intrigue 1998; Chevrolet Impala 2001; Chevrolet Cavalier 2005; Buick Regal 1999; Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2005; Chevrolet Cavalier 2002; Dorman Steering Shaft; Chevrolet Cavalier 2000; Platinum 2425153; Platinum 2425152, and 38 more.

    Report filed by DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Platinum equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2008, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 24251511
  • 24251521
  • 24251531
  • 26979021
  • 26979031

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Platinum: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/platinum/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Platinum products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 5 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 2425151
How many units does a Platinum equipment campaign have?
The median Platinum campaign has 3,855 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Platinum campaigns name most often?
Steering, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.