NHTSA Campaign 12V042000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 12V042000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 12V042000 with NHTSA on February 7, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V042000, NHTSA lists up to 9,137 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2011 and July 11, 2011.
The 12V042000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V042000 were scheduled from April 2, 2012, 55 days after the report.
12V042000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V042000 ranks 23 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V042000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 12V042000 was 11V550000, reported on November 10, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 and 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES. THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS OF SOME VEHICLES COULD FAIL DUE TO AN OVERHEATED BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR. OTHER VEHICLES MAY LOSE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUNCTION DUE TO AN OVERHEATED POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND/OR BRAKING ABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP JUMPER HARNESSES AND RELOCATE THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUSE WITHIN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER'S RECALL NUMBER IS M01.
Reported February 7, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V042000 (2)
Dodge (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V042000, 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: February 7, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted