NHTSA safety recall

Recall 04V021000 · manufacturer campaign C45

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Floor Shift — Chrysler, Dodge, Eagle and others · reported 13 Jan 2004 · 2,315,768 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

The risk

EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C45.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
04V021000
Manufacturer campaign
C45
Filed by
Daimlerchrysler Corporation
Report received
13 Jan 2004
Owners notified
14 Jun 2004
Potentially affected
2,315,768

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 Chrysler 300m 1995 Chrysler Cirrus 1996 Chrysler Cirrus 1997 Chrysler Cirrus 1998 Chrysler Cirrus 1999 Chrysler Cirrus 1993 Chrysler Concorde 1994 Chrysler Concorde 1995 Chrysler Concorde 1996 Chrysler Concorde 1997 Chrysler Concorde 1998 Chrysler Concorde 1999 Chrysler Concorde 1993 Chrysler Lhs 1994 Chrysler Lhs 1995 Chrysler Lhs 1996 Chrysler Lhs 1997 Chrysler Lhs 1998 Chrysler Lhs 1999 Chrysler Lhs 1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 1998 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 1993 Dodge Intrepid 1994 Dodge Intrepid 1995 Dodge Intrepid 1996 Dodge Intrepid 1997 Dodge Intrepid 1998 Dodge Intrepid 1999 Dodge Intrepid 1995 Dodge Stratus 1996 Dodge Stratus 1997 Dodge Stratus 1998 Dodge Stratus 1999 Dodge Stratus 1993 Eagle Vision 1994 Eagle Vision 1995 Eagle Vision 1996 Eagle Vision 1997 Eagle Vision 1996 Plymouth Breeze 1997 Plymouth Breeze 1998 Plymouth Breeze 1999 Plymouth Breeze

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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