NHTSA Campaign 03V076000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V076000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: clutch assembly. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V076000 with NHTSA on March 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V076000, NHTSA lists up to 816 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 14, 2002 and November 29, 2002.
The 03V076000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V076000 were scheduled from April 15, 2003, 36 days after the report.
03V076000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V076000 covers have filed at least 35 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V076000 ranks 122 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V076000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 03V076000 was 02V159000, reported on June 13, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS ONLY, A WELDED PIN INTERNAL TO THE DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL (DMF) ASSEMBLY CAN UNSEAT AND BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND THE CLUTCH DISC.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE CLUTCH MAY NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES WITH THE UPDATED DESIGN PARTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 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. C09.
Reported March 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V076000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V076000, 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 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted