NHTSA Campaign 04V268000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 04V268000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V268000 with NHTSA on June 3, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V268000, NHTSA lists up to 438,391 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 17, 2000 and April 26, 2004.
The 04V268000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V268000 were scheduled from September 20, 2004, 109 days after the report.
04V268000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2001–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V268000 covers have filed at least 177 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V268000 vehicles, the 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser has the most (61).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V268000 ranks 9 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 04V268000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 9 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 04V268000 was 03V079000, reported on March 10, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4L NON-TURBOCHARGED ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES, THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE MAY CONTACT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE DIFFERENTIAL COVER, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING THE HOSE.
- The risk
- POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RELOCATE, OR REPLACE AS NECESSARY, THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND CONFIRM TORQUE OF THE HOSE FASTENER AT THE STEERING GEAR END. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D18.
Reported June 3, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V268000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V268000, 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: June 3, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted