Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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TRAILER HITCHES | ||||||||||||||||
00V107000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 01/01/1998 to 09/30/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 357000 | 04/24/2000 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/11/2000 | 04/28/2000 | |||||||
Defect Summary | Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with optional trailer hitch. the trailer hitch side brackets were manufactured using material with insufficient strength. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | Brackets built without proper material could fatigue and fracture in the area where the trailer hitch mounts to the frame. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the trailer hitches and replace any trailer hitch showing signs of fatigue cracking. if no evidence of cracking exists, the dealer will install two reinforcement brackets. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owner notification began april 24, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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TRAILER HITCHES | |||
05/25/2001 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
Trailer hitch is cracked. if carrying a boat or trailer and it pops off there would be a huge accident. when contacting dealer, he told consumer that vehicle was not covered under recall 00 v 07 000. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
02/15/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
Consumers had found on a routine check cracks on hitch. manufacturer said that vehicle was not under warranty, and there was no way to help consumer in this situation. *ak the consumer suggests that the manufacturer conduct inspection on 3500 series vehicles if any other hitch failures other than the one on recall, have occured. *yh | |||
03/01/2000 | |||
I had a recall for trailer hitch, (fixed) had a recall for emissions, ( computer adjustment)after that fuel mileage droped from 13.5 to 8.8.took it to dealer in florida and they said they could not do anything about it.i would like to get it set back to 13 miles per gal.what can be done about this?*ak | |||
09/01/1999 | |||
Consumer received recall 00v107000 concerning trailer hitch and attachment. consumer stated that the recall repairs were not sufficient enough to correct the problem. *ak *ml |