NHTSA Campaign 09V351000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 09V351000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
ELDORADO NATIONAL filed the report for 09V351000 with NHTSA on September 11, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V351000, NHTSA lists up to 82 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 31, 2008 and May 31, 2009.
The 09V351000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V351000 were scheduled from October 13, 2009, 32 days after the report.
09V351000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 09V351000 covers have filed at least 166 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V351000 vehicles, the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan has the most (133).
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ELDORADO NATIONAL IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 AMERIVAN MOBILITY VEHICLES BUILT ON CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN PLATFORMS VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE LINES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED AND NOT SECURED PROPERLY DURING THE ALTERATION. IF NOT ROUTED AND SECURED PROPERLY, THE BRAKE LINES COULD RUB AGAINST THE VEHICLE CAUSING A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.
- The risk
- A BRAKE FLUID LEAK COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.
- The fix
- ELDORADO NATIONAL AMERIVAN DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND IF THE BRAKE LINES WERE IMPROPERLY ROUTED THEY WILL BE CORRECTLY REINSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 13, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELDORADO NATIONAL AT 1-800-955-9086. THESE MINIVANS HAVE BEEN ALTERED INTO WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES BY ELDORADO. THIS RECALL IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED BY CHRYSLER GROUP LLC AND WILL NOT BE PERFORMED AT NO COST BY DODGE OR CHRYSLER DEALERS UNLESS THEY ARE ALSO AN ELDORADO NATIONAL DEALER.
Reported September 11, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V351000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V351000, 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: September 11, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted