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NHTSA Campaign Number

14V055000

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Reported to NHTSA: February 11, 2014

Key Takeaways

  • Recall 14V055000 currently maps to 7 tracked vehicle-year pages across 3 makes.
  • This page summarizes the official defect description, safety consequence, and remedy text published by NHTSA for this campaign.
  • This is a campaign-level lookup, not a VIN-level clearance result. Use a VIN lookup before assuming your specific vehicle is still open.

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Defect Description

Freedom Motors Inc., (Freedom Motors) of Savaria Vehicle Group (formerly The Liberty Motor Company) is recalling one model year 2009 Volkswagen Routan and certain model year 2008-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country wheelchair accessible vehicles modified by The Liberty Motor Company from February 2008 through January 2011. Over time and with use, the vehicle's rear axle may develop cracks which could lead to axle failure.

Safety Consequence

Failure of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Freedom Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected axles, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2014. Owners can contact Freedom Motors at 1-800-561-9600. Freedom Motors' number for this recall is ENGF0216-3.

What This Recall Page Shows

This page summarizes a single NHTSA recall campaign, including the defect description, safety consequence, and manufacturer's remedy. The affected vehicles listed below are the make/model/year combinations tracked in our database — this is not a VIN-specific result. To check whether your individual vehicle is covered by this recall, enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Click any vehicle below to view its full safety profile.

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Affected Vehicles (7)

YearMakeModel
2008ChryslerTown & Country
2009ChryslerTown & Country
2010ChryslerTown & Country
2008DodgeGrand Caravan
2009DodgeGrand Caravan
2010DodgeGrand Caravan
2009VolkswagenRoutan

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Affected Makes

ChryslerDodgeVolkswagen

Affected Models

Chrysler Town & CountryDodge Grand CaravanVolkswagen Routan

Affected Make + Year Views

2010 Chrysler2010 Dodge2009 Chrysler2009 Dodge2009 Volkswagen2008 Chrysler2008 Dodge

Affected Years

201020092008

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These campaigns share the same broad recall component family, so they are useful if you want to compare how similar issue types appeared across other vehicles and time periods.

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This recall information is from NHTSA campaign 14V055000. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA. Contact your dealer or call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.

Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026