NHTSA campaign 03V388000 · Manufacturer campaign C33
Dodge Recall 03V-388: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PARK LAMP
NHTSA recall 03V388000 (Manufacturer campaign C33) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on October 10, 2003, with 1,739 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Viper for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on December 1, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V388000 (also written 03V-388 or 03V388)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- C33
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,739 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Headlights — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V388000. 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 Viper
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 2002 – August 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V388000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH PARK LAMP CONTACTS MAY CORRODE.
Safety consequence
THIS CORROSION COULD CAUSE THE PARK LAMPS, HEAD LAMPS AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL LAMPS TO FLICKER OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REFLASH THE SOFTWARE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C33.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 03V388000
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.