NHTSA Campaign 04V334000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 04V334000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V334000 with NHTSA on July 9, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V334000, NHTSA lists up to 20,060 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 2, 2004 and April 21, 2004.
The 04V334000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V334000 were scheduled from July 6, 2004.
04V334000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Chrysler, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 04V334000 covers have filed at least 153 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V334000 vehicles, the 2005 Chrysler 300 has the most (99).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V334000 ranks 79 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 04V334000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 04V334000 was 04V112000, reported on March 4, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BATTERY CABLE FASTENERS AT THE BULKHEAD STUD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- A LOOSE FASTENER CAN CAUSE AN INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE BULKHEAD STUD BATTERY CABLE FASTENERS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JULY 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D28.
Reported July 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V334000 (2)
Dodge (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V334000, 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: July 9, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted