NHTSA Campaign 10V235000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 10V235000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 10V235000 with NHTSA on June 3, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V235000, NHTSA lists up to 284,655 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2007 and September 30, 2009.
The 10V235000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V235000 were scheduled from November 15, 2010, 165 days after the report.
10V235000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 10V235000 covers have filed at least 1,149 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V235000 vehicles, the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan has the most (815).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V235000 ranks 7 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V235000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 3 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 10V235000 was 10V200000, reported on May 11, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009. SOME OF THE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY ROUTED WIRE HARNESS THAT MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE LOWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BRACKET CAN MAKE CONTACT AND WEAR THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION.
- The risk
- A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR INSIDE THE SLIDING DOOR, OVERHEATING THE LATCH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS K14.
Reported June 3, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V235000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V235000, 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: June 3, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted