NHTSA Campaign 08V687000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 08V687000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR filed the report for 08V687000 with NHTSA on December 22, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V687000, NHTSA lists up to 6 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2006 and October 31, 2006.
The 08V687000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V687000 were scheduled from March 30, 2009, 98 days after the report.
08V687000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V687000 ranks 7 of 7 SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SPRINTER WILL RECALL 6 MY 2007 DODGE 3500 AND FREIGHTLINER 3500 VEHICLES. THE THREADED BUSH OF THE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE MAY BREAK. THE THREADED BUSH TOGETHER WITH THE ADJUSTMENT SCREW MAY DETACH FROM ITS BRACKET.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURRED, THE PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION MAY BE LOST. THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MARCH 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 1-843-695-5000.
Reported December 22, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V687000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V687000, 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: December 22, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted