NHTSA Campaign 05V462000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
NHTSA campaign 05V462000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 05V462000 with NHTSA on October 6, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V462000, NHTSA lists up to 250,433 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2002 and July 31, 2005.
The 05V462000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V462000 were scheduled from March 20, 2006, 165 days after the report.
05V462000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V462000 covers have filed at least 350 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V462000 vehicles, the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 has the most (110).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V462000 ranks 25 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 05V462000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 05V462000 was 05V396000, reported on September 14, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE DRIVER MAY INADVERTENTLY LEAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL IN INDICATED REVERSE.
- The risk
- THIS ERROR IS AN UNINTENDED ACTION THAT MAY RESULT IN A LACK OF TRANSMISSION PARK PAWL ENGAGEMENT AND POSSIBLY DELAYED REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PERFORM A SOFTWARE MODIFICATION TO EQUIP THESE VEHICLES WITH AN OUT-OF-PARK ALARM. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO. E17. THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT. THE COMPANY HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
Reported October 6, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V462000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V462000, 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