NHTSA campaign 03V503000 · Manufacturer campaign C39
Dodge Recall 03V-503: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/TRANSMISSION FASTENERS
NHTSA recall 03V503000 (Manufacturer campaign C39) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 4, 2003, with 514 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500 and Dodge Ram 2500 for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on December 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 03V503000 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
- 03V503000 (also written 03V-503 or 03V503)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- C39
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 514 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V503000. 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
- 2004 · Vehicles built November 5, 2003 – November 6, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Ram 2500
- 2004 · Vehicles built November 5, 2003 – November 6, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V503000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE TRANSFER CASE TO TRANSMISSION ATTACHING FASTENERS MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ADAPTER OR TRANSFER CASE HOUSING TO CRACK AND LEAK FLUID.
Safety consequence
CONTINUED OPERATION CAN RESULT IN PROPELLER SHAFT SEPARATION AND DAMAGE TO FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK. FLUID AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN CAUSE AN UNDERBODY FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RETIGHTEN THE TRANSFER CASE TO TRANSMISSION FASTENERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C39.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 03V503000
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.