NHTSA Campaign 02V214000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 02V214000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 02V214000 with NHTSA on August 8, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V214000, NHTSA lists up to 97,779 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 15, 2000 and January 23, 2001.
The 02V214000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V214000 were scheduled from August 12, 2002, 4 days after the report.
02V214000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V214000 ranks 42 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 02V214000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 17 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 02V214000 was 02V104000, reported on April 8, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE COULD CONTACT THE AIR-CONDITIONING TUBE SERVICE PORT. THIS CAN CAUSE CHAFING OF THE LINE RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAKAGE.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL LINE FOR ABRASION AND INSTALL A CLIP TO ENSURE ISOLATION. IN CASES WITH EVIDENCE OF FUEL LINE ABRASION, THE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 12, 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.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. B16.
Reported August 8, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V214000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V214000, 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: August 8, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted