NHTSA Campaign 01V288000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NHTSA campaign 01V288000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V288000 with NHTSA on September 10, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V288000, NHTSA lists up to 43,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2001 and August 16, 2001.
The 01V288000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V288000 were scheduled from October 8, 2001, 28 days after the report.
01V288000 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Jeep, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 01V288000 covers have filed at least 182 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V288000 vehicles, the 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser has the most (97).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V288000 ranks 62 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V288000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 01V288000 was 01V253000, reported on August 2, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A SOFTWARE ERROR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MICROPROCESSOR. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE CLUSTER, WITH THE MAJORITY OF ITS GAUGES, ILLUMINATION, AND WARNING LAMPS, COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH AN INOPERATIVE CLUSTER COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RE-FLASH THE CLUSTER SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 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 September 10, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V288000 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V288000, 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 10, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted