1999 Plymouth Prowler: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1999 Plymouth Prowler. The newest campaign is 03V034000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Feb 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. NHTSA has 18 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V034000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front lower control arm ball joints with modified assemblies. Owner notification began on april 4, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403 or check on-line at http://www.chrysler.com/webselfservice/chrysler/index.jsp
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 15,803 units in total.
- 03V034000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
- 99V313000Structure / Frame and Members
- 99V245000Interior Lighting
- 98V104000Interior Lighting
03V034000Received . 11,698 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the lower control arm ball joints may experience a loss of lubrication that can result in accelerated wear and possible separation from the steering knuckle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A ball joint that has separated may result in loss of directional control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front lower control arm ball joints with modified assemblies. Owner notification began on april 4, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403 or check on-line at http://www.chrysler.com/webselfservice/chrysler/index.jsp
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number C03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V313000Received . 546 units.
Structure / Frame and Members
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some aluminum castings used in the manufacture of the vehicle frame may have missed the required heat treatment operation resulting in soft frame castings.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Some of these frames could fracture under vehicle operating conditions, resulting in loss of vehicle handling or vehicle control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace these vehicles.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 855. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V245000Received . 3,102 units.
Interior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake system on these vehicles does not comply with FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The brake indicator lamp circuit does not contain the required ground circuit to illuminate the lamp in the event of a brake system hydraulic malfunction.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will attach a wiring jumper to the brake system pressure differential switch.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 844. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V104000Received . 457 units.
Interior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The back light bulbs for the liquid crystal display for the gear shift position (prndl) and the odometer were not properly installed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bulbs fall out, the display may be difficult to read.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the instrument cluster assembly with clusters that have bulbs that have been properly twist-locked in place.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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.
Complaints by component
18 complaints, 23 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 10 |
| Power Train | 3 |
| Structure | 3 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Interior Lighting | 1 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 1 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Jul 2023
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA02033 | Engineering analysis | BALL JOINT SEPARATION | Suspension | 26 Nov 2002 | 10 Feb 2003 | 03V034000 |
| PE02062 | Preliminary evaluation | BALL JOINT | Suspension | 13 Aug 2002 | 26 Nov 2002 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1999 Plymouth ProwlerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Plymouth Prowler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/plymouth/prowler/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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Plymouth Prowler?
- 15,803 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Plymouth Prowler have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Plymouth Prowler, model years 1997 to 2002. 4 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Plymouth Prowler name most often?
- Suspension: 10 of 23 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Plymouth Prowler open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.