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NHTSA Campaign 04V112000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

NHTSA campaign 04V112000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: starter assembly. The repair is free.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V112000 with NHTSA on March 4, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 04V112000, NHTSA lists up to 14,621 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 16, 2003 and February 7, 2004.

The 04V112000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 04V112000 were scheduled from March 29, 2004, 25 days after the report.

04V112000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2004.

Owners of the model years 04V112000 covers have filed at least 144 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.

By potentially affected vehicles, 04V112000 ranks 87 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.

Besides 04V112000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 04V112000 was 03V528000, reported on December 12, 2003.

What this recall covers

The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L ENGINES, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRING INSULATION MAY CRACK AND EXPOSE THE WIRE.
The risk
IN THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE, THIS COULD RESULT IN SENSOR MALFUNCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D13.

Reported March 4, 2004

Vehicles covered by 04V112000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V112000, 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 4, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted