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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V196000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 04/03/2000 to 04/07/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 3400 | 09/25/2000 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 07/17/2000 | 07/20/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles may have been built with an inadequate weld between the right front brake hose block and the stand-off bracket. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Separation of the stand-off bracket from the block could cause fatigue damage of the right front brake tube and result in a half system brake loss. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will add a brake line bracket to the right front brake tube. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began september 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/26/2000 | 50 | 05/01/2000 | |
| It feels like the brakes are jerking or sticking when slowing down and they also sqeak or sounds like air in the brakes | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 03/07/2001 | 0 | ||
| When stopping could hear metal against metal. consumer looked at drivers side brake, pad was bad. took to a specialist, and they said caliper was bad.*ak | |||