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NHTSA campaign 03V035000 · Manufacturer campaign C04

Chrysler and Dodge Recall 03V-035: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SEAT BACK RECLINING BOLT

NHTSA recall 03V035000 (Manufacturer campaign C04) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on February 5, 2003, with 1,066,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300M, Chrysler Concorde, Dodge Intrepid and more for model years 1998–2002. Owners were notified on April 23, 2003, 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 03V035000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V035000 (also written 03V-035 or 03V035)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
C04
Report received
Potentially affected
1,066,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seats — Front Assembly — Recliner
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V035000. 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

  • Chrysler Concorde

  • Chrysler LHS

    • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 1997 – April 27, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge Intrepid

All Dodge recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V035000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

Safety consequence

IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. 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. C04. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V035000

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.