NHTSA Campaign 12V004000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
NHTSA campaign 12V004000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 12V004000 with NHTSA on January 6, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V004000, NHTSA lists up to 303 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 2, 2011 and November 17, 2011.
The 12V004000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V004000 were scheduled from March 2, 2012, 56 days after the report.
12V004000 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V004000 ranks 31 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE CHARGER SRT8 AND THE CHRYSLER 300 SRT8 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 17, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" (TPMS). AS BUILT, THE TPMS DOES NOT WARN THE DRIVER WHEN A TIRE IS 25 PERCENT BELOW THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. THE RECALLED VEHICLES NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE REACHES 22 PSI RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 24 PSI.
- The risk
- UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLES TPMS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS L43.
Reported January 6, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V004000 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V004000, 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: January 6, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted