NHTSA campaign 00V034000 · Manufacturer campaign 866

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 00V-034: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS

NHTSA recall 00V034000 (Manufacturer campaign 866) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on February 4, 2000, with 204,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300M, Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS and more for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on March 13, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V034000 (also written 00V-034 or 00V034)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
866
Report received
Potentially affected
204,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V034000. 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

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built April 15, 1999 – August 17, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Chrysler Concorde

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built April 15, 1999 – August 17, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Chrysler LHS

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built April 15, 1999 – August 17, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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Dodge

  • Dodge Intrepid

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built April 15, 1999 – August 17, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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Jeep

  • Jeep Grand Cherokee

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built April 15, 1999 – August 20, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Jeep recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V034000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TURNING LOOP (ATL) TOP MOUNTING BOLT WAS INADEQUATELY MANUFACTURED.

Safety consequence

THE AFFECTED MOUNTING BOLTS MAY NOT WITHSTAND SUFFICIENT FORCE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IN CERTAIN IMPACT SITUATIONS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A BELTED OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHOULDER BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER MOUNTING BOLTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 13, 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 00V034000

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.