NHTSA campaign 03V332000 · Manufacturer campaign C29
Chrysler Recall 03V-332: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/HOOD LATCH
NHTSA recall 03V332000 (Manufacturer campaign C29) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on September 8, 2003, with 20,978 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300M and Chrysler Concorde for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on September 22, 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 03V332000 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
- 03V332000 (also written 03V-332 or 03V332)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- C29
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,978 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Hood — Latch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V332000. 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
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 7, 2003 – June 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler Concorde
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 7, 2003 – June 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V332000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERNAL HOOD LATCH COMPONENT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A CRACK, WHICH COULD PROPAGATE AND BREAK, ALLOWING THE PRIMARY/SECONDARY LATCH SPRING TO DISENGAGE.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C29.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 03V332000
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.