NHTSA Campaign 02V075000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 02V075000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 02V075000 with NHTSA on March 8, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V075000, NHTSA lists up to 95,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2000 and December 20, 2001.
The 02V075000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V075000 were scheduled from April 8, 2002, 31 days after the report.
02V075000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 02V075000 covers have filed at least 37 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V075000 vehicles, the 2001 Jeep Wrangler has the most (37).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V075000 ranks 43 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 02V075000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 02V075000 was 02V042000, reported on February 7, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, WATER AND IMPURITIES CAN ENTER INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A REDESIGNED SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 8, 2002. 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 March 8, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V075000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V075000, 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: March 8, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted