NHTSA campaign 03V077000 · Manufacturer campaign C10
Dodge Recall 03V-077: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/EXTERIOR MIRRORS
NHTSA recall 03V077000 (Manufacturer campaign C10) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on March 10, 2003, with 195,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500 for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on April 10, 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 03V077000 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
- 03V077000 (also written 03V-077 or 03V077)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- C10
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 195,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Rearview Mirrors/Devices — Exterior
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V077000. 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 Ram 1500
- 2002 · Vehicles built March 2, 2001 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V077000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE DETENT SYSTEM ON THE EXTERIOR MIRROR HOUSINGS MAY LOSE THE FUNCTIONALITY.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT REARWARD FIELD OF VISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A MIRROR DETENT RETAINER KIT TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 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. C10.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 03V077000
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.