NHTSA Campaign 08V583000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
NHTSA campaign 08V583000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 08V583000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V583000, NHTSA lists up to 20,283 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 17, 2005 and October 21, 2008.
The 08V583000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V583000 were scheduled from November 10, 2008, 4 days after the report.
08V583000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2006–2009.
Owners of the model years 08V583000 covers have filed at least 588 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V583000 vehicles, the 2007 Dodge Charger has the most (220).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V583000 ranks 10 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V583000, CHRYSLER LLC has 6 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 08V583000 was 08V528000, reported on October 9, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 20,283 MY 2006-2009 CHARGER AND MAGNUM VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE AND EQUIPPED WITH A COLUMN SHIFTER. THE GEARSHIFT CABLE MAY BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTING BRACKET AND CAUSE AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT POSITION DISPLAY.
- The risk
- THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION STARTLING THE DRIVER, AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ADD A REDUNDANT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE GEARSHIFT CABLE AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ENSURE PROPER RETENTION AND SHIFT LINKAGE FUNCTION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H37.
Reported November 6, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V583000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V583000, 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 6, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted