NHTSA Campaign 03V033000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 03V033000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V033000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V033000, NHTSA lists up to 19,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 5, 2002 and December 24, 2002.
The 03V033000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V033000 were scheduled from March 10, 2003, 33 days after the report.
03V033000 covers 3 models from Dodge, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V033000 ranks 81 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V033000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 2 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 03V033000 was 00V194000, reported on July 17, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINES AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, MAY EXPERIENCE AN ELEVATED IDLE SPEED AFTER EXTENDED CRUISE CONTROL USE.
- The risk
- THIS CAN RESULT IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND A REDUCTION IN BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SOFTWARE IN THE CUMMINS ENGINE CONTROLLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2003. 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. C02.
Reported February 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V033000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V033000, 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 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted