NHTSA Campaign 07V299000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 07V299000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the interior lighting. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL filed the report for 07V299000 with NHTSA on July 13, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V299000, NHTSA lists up to 4,433 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2001 and October 7, 2006.
The 07V299000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V299000 were scheduled from December 17, 2007, 157 days after the report.
07V299000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2001–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V299000 ranks 1 of 3 DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH REAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE INTERIOR LAMP IS EQUIPPED WITH AN 18W LAMP AND A SCATTERING LENS. IN EXTREMELY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS, THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY, AND THE HEAT FROM THE LAMP DUE TO EXTREME LONG TERM OPERATION, CAN DISTORT THE SCATTERING LENS.
- The risk
- THE SWITCHING CONTACTS OF THE LAMP MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE REAR LAMP INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR INTERIOR LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE WITH A MODIFIED VERSION WHICH IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE IMPACTS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL AT 1-843-695-5041.
Reported July 13, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V299000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V299000, 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: July 13, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted