NHTSA Campaign 06V431000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
NHTSA campaign 06V431000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: hood. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V431000 with NHTSA on November 15, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V431000, NHTSA lists up to 4,350 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2006 and October 18, 2006.
The 06V431000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V431000 were scheduled from November 27, 2006, 12 days after the report.
06V431000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V431000 ranks 103 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V431000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 2 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 06V431000 was 01V273000, reported on August 2, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER MAY BREAK AND ALLOW THE HOOD TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
- The risk
- IF THE HOOD OPENS WHILE DRIVING, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH STRIKERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F45.
Reported November 15, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V431000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V431000, 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: November 15, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted