NHTSA campaign 02V274000 · Manufacturer campaign B25
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 02V-274: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE WELD
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V274000 (Manufacturer campaign B25) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on October 8, 2002, with 116,029 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country and Dodge Grand Caravan for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on October 28, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V274000 (also written 02V-274 or 02V274)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- B25
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 116,029 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE02-068 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V274000. 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 Town And Country
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – March 11, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2002 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – March 11, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V274000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE WELD JOINT COULD SEPARATE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERBODY FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 28, 2002. 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
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. B25.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V274000
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.