NHTSA Campaign 04V185000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 04V185000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V185000 with NHTSA on April 12, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V185000, NHTSA lists up to 44,588 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 1997 and June 30, 2003.
The 04V185000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V185000 were scheduled from September 27, 2004, 168 days after the report.
04V185000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 04V185000 covers have filed at least 72 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V185000 vehicles, the 2001 Dodge Ram has the most (32).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V185000 ranks 59 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 04V185000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V185000 was 01V154000, reported on May 8, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VAN AND WAGON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS), AFTERMARKET BATTERIES MAY LEAK ELECTROLYTE ONTO THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR, WHICH CAN COMPROMISE SEALING INTEGRITY OF THE CONNECTOR.
- The risk
- THIS MAY ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE CONNECTOR, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR FOR ELECTROLYTE DAMAGE AND REPLACE THE CONNECTOR AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D20.
Reported April 12, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V185000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V185000, 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: April 12, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted