NHTSA Campaign 06V380000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
NHTSA campaign 06V380000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: rearview mirrors/devices. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V380000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V380000, NHTSA lists up to 309 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 23, 2005 and September 8, 2006.
The 06V380000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V380000 were scheduled from October 10, 2006, 0 days after the report.
06V380000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 06V380000 covers have filed at least 24 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V380000 vehicles, the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V380000 ranks 137 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V380000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 06V380000 was 06V067000, reported on March 8, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN TRUCKS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 111, "REAR VIEW MIRRORS". THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLASS HAS A CURVED (CONVEX) MIRROR GLASS INSTALLED INSTEAD OF FLAT GLASS. CURVED GLASS CREATES A WIDER VIEW, BUT DISPLAYS IMAGES FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE.
- The risk
- DRIVERS OF LARGE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY JUDGING DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT OUTSIDE CONVEX MIRROR GLASS WITH A FLAT MIRROR GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F46.
Reported October 10, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V380000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V380000, 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 10, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted