NHTSA Campaign 06V149000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 06V149000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V149000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V149000, NHTSA lists up to 44,367 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and February 20, 2006.
The 06V149000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V149000 were scheduled from June 26, 2006, 54 days after the report.
06V149000 covers 3 models from Dodge and Chrysler, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V149000 ranks 60 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V149000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 06V149000 was 06V038000, reported on February 9, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND MK25E BRAKING SYSTEMS MAY EXHIBIT INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE REAR BRAKE TUBES AND THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE. CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE TUBES AND EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE TUBES TO WEAR THROUGH AND CAUSE A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.
- The risk
- THIS CAN RESULT IN A DECREASE OF BRAKING FORCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE TUBES FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. A CLIP WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED TO SECURE THE BRAKE TUBES TO THE RIGHT FRONT SHOCK TOWER TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F18.
Reported May 3, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V149000 (3)
Dodge (2)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V149000, 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: May 3, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted