NHTSA campaign 01V119000 · Manufacturer campaign 978
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 01V-119: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FMVSS 209/RETRACTOR
NHTSA recall 01V119000 (Manufacturer campaign 978) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on April 11, 2001, with 161,682 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler Town And Country and more for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on August 20, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V119000 (also written 01V-119 or 01V119)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 978
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 161,682 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Retractor
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V119000. 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 Concorde
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler LHS
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler Town And Country
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Caravan
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Dakota
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Durango
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Intrepid
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Ram
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 18, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Jeep
Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1998 – January 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V119000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN VAN, WAGON, PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Safety consequence
IF THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT WILL NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 20, 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 01V119000
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.