NHTSA campaign 04V386000 · Manufacturer campaign D37
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 04V-386: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V386000 (Manufacturer campaign D37) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on August 5, 2004, with 681,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Chrysler Voyager, Dodge Caravan and more for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on September 27, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V386000 (also written 04V-386 or 04V386)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- D37
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 681,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE03-012 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V386000. 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 Town And Country
Chrysler Voyager
Dodge
Dodge Caravan
Dodge Grand Caravan
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V386000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3.3 OR 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE MAY SPLIT AND CAUSE A FLUID LEAK.
Safety consequence
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
RECALL NO. D37.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 04V386000
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.