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NHTSA campaign 00V033000 · Manufacturer campaign 863

Chrysler and Dodge Recall 00V-033: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SEAT BELT RETRACTORS

NHTSA recall 00V033000 (Manufacturer campaign 863) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on February 4, 2000, with 7,580 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300M, Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS and more for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on March 1, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V033000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V033000 (also written 00V-033 or 00V033)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
863
Report received
Potentially affected
7,580 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Retractor
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V033000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chrysler

  • Chrysler 300M

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 15, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler Concorde

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 15, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler LHS

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 15, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge Intrepid

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 15, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V033000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOLDING FLASH ON THE PRIMARY LEVER MAY PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE G-LOCK AND TILT LOCK FUNCTIONS ON SOME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTORS.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURS IN A FRONTAL CRASH SITUATION, DRIVER PROTECTION FROM THE SEAT BELT MAY BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 18, 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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V033000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.