NHTSA Campaign 04V531000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
NHTSA campaign 04V531000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V531000 with NHTSA on November 2, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V531000, NHTSA lists up to 238,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 27, 2001 and July 31, 2002.
The 04V531000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V531000 were scheduled from January 31, 2005, 90 days after the report.
04V531000 covers 4 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 04V531000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V531000 vehicles, the 2002 Dodge Caravan has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V531000 ranks 26 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 04V531000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 8 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 04V531000 was 04V221000, reported on May 6, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, CONDENSATION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS MAY DROP THROUGH VENT HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE RADIO AND RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT SUBSEQUENTLY SENDS DIRECT CURRENT TO THE REAR SPEAKERS.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A SPEAKER FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ADD A SPECIAL TAPE TO THE TOP OF THE RADIO TO PREVENT THE POTENTIAL OF WATER INTRUSION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D48.
Reported November 2, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V531000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V531000, 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: November 2, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted