NHTSA Campaign 03V332000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 03V332000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V332000 with NHTSA on September 8, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V332000, NHTSA lists up to 20,978 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 7, 2003 and June 11, 2003.
The 03V332000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V332000 were scheduled from September 22, 2003, 14 days after the report.
03V332000 covers 2 models from Chrysler, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V332000 ranks 78 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V332000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 6 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERNAL HOOD LATCH COMPONENT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A CRACK, WHICH COULD PROPAGATE AND BREAK, ALLOWING THE PRIMARY/SECONDARY LATCH SPRING TO DISENGAGE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C29.
Reported September 8, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V332000 (2)
Chrysler (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V332000, 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: September 8, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted