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NHTSA campaign 04V021000 · Manufacturer campaign C45

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 04V-021: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION-PARK INTERLOC

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V021000 (Manufacturer campaign C45) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on January 13, 2004, with 2,315,768 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Cirrus, Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS and more for model years 1995–1999 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on June 14, 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 04V021000 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
04V021000 (also written 04V-021 or 04V021)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
C45
Report received
Potentially affected
2,315,768 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Floor Shift
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Engineering Analysis EA03-011 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V021000. 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

    • 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1992 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler Cirrus

  • Chrysler Concorde

  • Chrysler LHS

  • Chrysler Sebring Convertible

    • 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1992 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge Intrepid

  • Dodge Stratus

All Dodge recalls

Eagle

  • Eagle Vision

    • 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1992 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Eagle recalls

Plymouth

  • Plymouth Breeze

    • 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1992 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Plymouth recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V021000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

Safety consequence

EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C45.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 04V021000

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.