NHTSA campaign 03V505000 · Manufacturer campaign C41
Dodge Recall 03V-505: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FMVSS 102/CERTIFICATION LABEL
NHTSA recall 03V505000 (Manufacturer campaign C41) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 10, 2003, with 35,692 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Dakota, Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan for model years 2000–2002. Owners were notified on March 1, 2004, 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 03V505000 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
- 03V505000 (also written 03V-505 or 03V505)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- C41
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 35,692 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V505000. 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 Caravan
- 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Dakota
Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V505000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS AND 4X2 PICKUP TRUCKS, THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL MAY HAVE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATINGS (GAWR) THAT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM TIRE LOAD CAPACITY AS DEFINED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."
Safety consequence
IMPROPERLY LOADING YOUR VEHICLE CAN CAUSE TIRE FAILURE AND RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL OVERLAYS CONTAINING CORRECTED INFORMATION RELATIVE TO VEHICLE GAWR AND TIRE SIZE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C41.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 03V505000
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.