NHTSA Campaign 06V073000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 06V073000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V073000 with NHTSA on March 9, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V073000, NHTSA lists up to 279 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 23, 2005 and February 15, 2006.
The 06V073000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V073000 were scheduled from March 20, 2006, 11 days after the report.
06V073000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 06V073000 covers have filed at least 44 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V073000 ranks 139 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V073000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 3 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 06V073000 was 05V066000, reported on March 1, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL REAR WHEELS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE TRUCKS MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE ROOF MOUNTED CAB CLEARANCE LAMPS.
- The risk
- WITHOUT THESE LAMPS, OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS MAY NOT DETECT THE INCREASED WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL CAB CLEARANCE LIGHTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F12.
Reported March 9, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V073000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V073000, 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 9, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted