NHTSA Campaign 03V035000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
NHTSA campaign 03V035000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: recliner. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V035000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V035000, NHTSA lists up to 1,066,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1997 and April 27, 2002.
The 03V035000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V035000 were scheduled from April 23, 2003, 77 days after the report.
03V035000 covers 4 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 03V035000 covers have filed at least 60 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V035000 vehicles, the 2000 Dodge Intrepid has the most (33).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V035000 ranks 4 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V035000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 3 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 03V035000 was 02V162000, reported on June 14, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.
- The risk
- IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 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. C04.
Reported February 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V035000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V035000, 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