NHTSA Campaign 05V460000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 05V460000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 05V460000 with NHTSA on October 6, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V460000, NHTSA lists up to 256,409 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 31, 2004 and August 17, 2005.
The 05V460000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V460000 were scheduled from November 28, 2005, 53 days after the report.
05V460000 covers 7 models from Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 05V460000 covers have filed at least 1,396 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V460000 vehicles, the 2006 Chrysler 300 has the most (257).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V460000 ranks 24 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 05V460000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 05V460000 was 05V396000, reported on September 14, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 42RLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. IF THE SHAFT MOVES OUT OF POSITION, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND INSTALL A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT IS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. E14.
Reported October 6, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V460000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V460000, 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 6, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted