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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Chrysler 300m Recalls

The 2004 Chrysler 300m has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Chrysler 300m. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
71

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Chrysler 300m, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2004 Chrysler 300m

Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

Campaign
03V332000
Reported
September 8, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 20,978
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

03V332000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000–2003 300m, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Chrysler 300m complaints by year

NHTSA has received 71 owner complaints about the 2004 Chrysler 300m, the newest on September 10, 2016. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Chrysler 300m, the component group named most often is the electrical system (20%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the air bags (17%).

None of the 2004 Chrysler 300m's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2004 Chrysler 300m owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 55,231 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System14
  • Engine And Engine Cooling14
  • Air Bags12
  • Power Train12
  • Structure9
  • Steering8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Chrysler 300m received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20031
20047
20052
200610
20071
20085
20093
20109
20114
20125
20136
20149
20155
20164

Complaints about the 2004 Chrysler 300m peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 10. 30% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Chrysler 300m drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chrysler 300m year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Chrysler 300m years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 71 complaints about the 2004 Chrysler 300m are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chrysler 300m by model year

Other 2004 Chrysler models

Newest record on this page: September 10, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted