NHTSA Campaign 03V389000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 03V389000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 03V389000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V389000, NHTSA lists up to 50,082 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2000 and July 31, 2003.
The 03V389000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V389000 were scheduled from November 3, 2003, 24 days after the report.
03V389000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2001–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V389000 covers have filed at least 144 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V389000 vehicles, the 2001 Dodge Dakota has the most (58).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V389000 ranks 57 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 03V389000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 03V389000 was 02V075000, reported on March 8, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HEADLAMP AND DASH WIRING HARNESS MAY BE CHAFED BY THE ACTUATION OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL. THIS COULD RESULT IN ABNORMAL OPERATION OF THE WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN OR LIGHTING SYSTEMS.
- The risk
- THIS COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY, COULD PREVENT A DRIVER FROM SOUNDING A WARNING BY USING THE HORN, AND, WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE WIRE HARNESS AND REPAIR THE HARNESS IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 3, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C35.
Reported October 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V389000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V389000, 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