NHTSA Campaign 04V578000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 04V578000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 04V578000 with NHTSA on December 8, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V578000, NHTSA lists up to 71,763 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 21, 2003 and July 1, 2004.
The 04V578000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V578000 were scheduled from December 14, 2004, 6 days after the report.
04V578000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V578000 covers have filed at least 243 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V578000 ranks 51 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 04V578000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 04V578000 was 04V385000, reported on August 3, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES BUILT WITH A 5.7L, 4.7L, OR 3.7L ENGINE, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY CONTACT THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET.
- The risk
- THIS CONTACT COULD ABRADE THE CABLE AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BATTERY CABLE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION IT AWAY FROM THE CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET. THE RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D40.
Reported December 8, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V578000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V578000, 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: December 8, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted