NHTSA Campaign 05V066000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 05V066000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 05V066000 with NHTSA on March 1, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V066000, NHTSA lists up to 43,180 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2004 and January 31, 2005.
The 05V066000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V066000 were scheduled from March 28, 2005, 27 days after the report.
05V066000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V066000 ranks 61 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 05V066000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 3 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 05V066000 was 03V388000, reported on October 10, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN HEADLAMPS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUAL TOTAL LOSS OF HEADLAMP FUNCTION.
- The risk
- THE HEAD LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR NO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION. THIS COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE WIRING HARNESS AND LOW BEAM BULB ON BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. E04.
Reported March 1, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V066000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V066000, 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: March 1, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted