NHTSA campaign 01V077000 · Manufacturer campaign 975
Dodge Recall 01V-077: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/TRANSFER CASE
NHTSA recall 01V077000 (Manufacturer campaign 975) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on March 7, 2001, with 85,400 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Dakota and Dodge Durango for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on April 9, 2001, 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 01V077000 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
- 01V077000 (also written 01V-077 or 01V077)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 975
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 85,400 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V077000. 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
Dodge Dakota
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 10, 1999 – January 23, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Durango
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 10, 1999 – January 23, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V077000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE ELECTRIC SHIFT TRANSFER CASE MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN THE OPERATOR MOVES THE TRANSFER CASE SELECTOR SWITCH.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO END UP IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 9, 2001. 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 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
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 01V077000
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.