NHTSA Campaign 04V481000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 04V481000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V481000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V481000, NHTSA lists up to 115 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 10, 2004 and September 3, 2004.
The 04V481000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V481000 were scheduled from October 25, 2004, 17 days after the report.
04V481000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V481000 ranks 146 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 04V481000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V481000 was 04V185000, reported on April 12, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), 2.4L HIGH OUTPUT TURBOCHARGED ENGINE, AND 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE TUBE AND THE TRANSAXLE HOUSING.
- The risk
- CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE TUBE AND THE TRANSAXLE HOUSING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO PERFORATION OF THE BRAKE TUBE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF BRAKING FORCE IN THE LEFT FRONT/RIGHT REAR CIRCUIT OF VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL REVISED BRAKE TUBES. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 25, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D45.
Reported October 8, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V481000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V481000, 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 8, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted