NHTSA Campaign 14V101000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 14V101000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V101000 with NHTSA on March 4, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V101000, NHTSA lists up to 43,431 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 20, 2010 and November 8, 2011.
The 14V101000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V101000 were scheduled from May 2, 2014, 59 days after the report.
14V101000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 14V101000 covers have filed at least 210 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V101000 vehicles, the 2011 Dodge Charger has the most (158).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V101000 ranks 29 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V101000, Chrysler Group LLC has 4 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 14V101000 was 13V289000, reported on July 2, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured May 20, 2010, through November 8, 2011, and equipped with halogen headlamps. In the affected vehicles, a sub-harness for the headlights may overheat and cause the low beam headlights to go out.
- The risk
- Loss of headlights reduces the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and bulbs, or the headlamp assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2014. Owners may contract Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number associated with this recall is P08. This recall concerns non-police vehicles. A separate campaign was launched in 2012 to address police vehicles. See NHTSA recall 12V-042.
Reported March 4, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V101000 (2)
Dodge (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V101000, 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: March 4, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted