NHTSA Campaign 00V268000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 00V268000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 00V268000 with NHTSA on September 13, 2000; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 00V268000, NHTSA lists up to 1,163,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 15, 1995 and September 5, 1999.
The 00V268000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V268000 were scheduled from January 25, 2002, 499 days after the report.
00V268000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V268000 ranks 2 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 00V268000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 17 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 00V268000 was 00V195000, reported on July 17, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 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.
Reported September 13, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V268000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V268000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 13, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted