NHTSA Campaign 08V525000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 08V525000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 08V525000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V525000, NHTSA lists up to 3,663 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 14, 2007 and February 15, 2008.
The 08V525000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V525000 were scheduled from October 27, 2008, 19 days after the report.
08V525000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Jeep, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V525000 ranks 19 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 3,663 MY 2007-2008 DODGE NITRO AND MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE PARK BRAKE LEVER CLUTCH DRUM MAY DISTORT AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM.
- The risk
- THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARK BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H28.
Reported October 8, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V525000 (3)
Dodge (2)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V525000, 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 8, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted