NHTSA Campaign 01V038000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 01V038000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V038000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V038000, NHTSA lists up to 2,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 8, 1999 and September 3, 1999.
The 01V038000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V038000 were scheduled from March 8, 2001, 24 days after the report.
01V038000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 01V038000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V038000 ranks 113 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V038000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 01V038000 was 00V196000, reported on July 17, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT TIRE/WHEEL AND THE BRAKE HOSE/ABS SENSOR WIRE ASSEMBLY. DURING FULL LOCK TURNS, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE TIRE OR WHEEL TO CONTACT THE BRAKE HOSE/ABS SENSOR WIRE ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- THIS COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN WIRE DAMAGE AND/OR A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE, AFFECTING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES, AND THE ABS SENSOR WIRE WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 8, 2001. 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 February 12, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V038000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V038000, 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: February 12, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted