Recall Register

1999 Dodge Avenger: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Dodge Avenger. The campaign is 00V421002. NHTSA received the report on 18 Dec 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint. NHTSA has 61 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 00V421002, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the lower lateral arm ball joint for wear. Ball joints that exhibit wear beyond the established tolerance will be replaced with newly designed lateral arm ball joints. Ball joints that are within the established tolerance will be cleaned and a special sealant will be applied to prevent intrusion of moisture.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 393,796 units in total.

  1. 00V421002Received . 393,796 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the rubber boots on the lower lateral arm ball joints of the front suspension were damaged during assembly, dirt and water can intrude. Also, mmc has added the potential of leaking moisture, which can cause the ball stud to corrode.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the lower lateral arm ball joint to separate, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. This campaign supercedes mmc's previous safety recall campaign, see 99v-066.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the lower lateral arm ball joint for wear. Ball joints that exhibit wear beyond the established tolerance will be replaced with newly designed lateral arm ball joints. Ball joints that are within the established tolerance will be cleaned and a special sealant will be applied to prevent intrusion of moisture.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 967. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

61 complaints, 95 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1999 Dodge Avenger
  • All 1999 vehicles
1999 Dodge Avenger: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1999 AvengerAll 1999 vehiclesAvenger, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic200142.3122.719
Suspension168.489.9178.716
Power Train105.396.5194.910
Electrical System73.779.265.97
Air Bags73.751.165.97
Structure73.744.430.77
Unknown or Other52.618.419.95
Seats52.616.816.25
Engine and Engine Cooling42.1130.783.94
Wheels42.18.719.94

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash
6
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
4
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
25 Sep 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1999 Dodge Avenger, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2001, with 15 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19952
  2. 19962
  3. 19972
  4. 19982
  5. 19991
  6. 20001
  7. 20074
  8. 20086
  9. 20092
  10. 20103
  11. 20113
  12. 20123
  13. 20135
  14. 20141

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Dodge Avenger: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/avenger/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Dodge Avenger?
393,796 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Avenger have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Dodge Avenger, model years 1995 to 2014. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Dodge Avenger name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 19 of 95 component mentions, or 200 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 142.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Dodge Avenger open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.