NHTSA Campaign 03V388000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 03V388000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: switch. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V388000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V388000, NHTSA lists up to 1,739 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2002 and August 31, 2003.
The 03V388000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V388000 were scheduled from December 1, 2003, 52 days after the report.
03V388000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V388000 ranks 114 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V388000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 3 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 03V388000 was 02V322000, reported on December 2, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PARK LAMP CONTACTS MAY CORRODE.
- The risk
- THIS CORROSION COULD CAUSE THE PARK LAMPS, HEAD LAMPS AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL LAMPS TO FLICKER OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REFLASH THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C33.
Reported October 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V388000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V388000, 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: October 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted