NHTSA campaign 00V135000 · Manufacturer campaign 875
Dodge Recall 00V-135: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/IGNITION SWITCH/WIRING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V135000 (Manufacturer campaign 875) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 10, 2000, with 690,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on June 26, 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 00V135000 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
- 00V135000 (also written 00V-135 or 00V135)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 875
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 690,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA99-027 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V135000. 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.
Dodge
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V135000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING THAT COULD OVERHEAT. HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT LOADS PASS THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR IS OPERATED ON HIGH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING TO OVERHEAT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY AND OVERLAY HARNESS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 26, 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 00V135000
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.