NHTSA campaign 06V149000 · Manufacturer campaign F18
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 06V-149: REAR BRAKE TUBES
NHTSA recall 06V149000 (Manufacturer campaign F18) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 3, 2006, with 44,367 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Dodge Magnum for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on June 26, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V149000 (also written 06V-149 or 06V149)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F18
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 44,367 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V149000. 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 300
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – February 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Charger
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – February 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Magnum
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – February 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V149000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINES AND MK25E BRAKING SYSTEMS MAY EXHIBIT INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE REAR BRAKE TUBES AND THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE. CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE TUBES AND EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE TUBES TO WEAR THROUGH AND CAUSE A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN A DECREASE OF BRAKING FORCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE TUBES FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. A CLIP WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED TO SECURE THE BRAKE TUBES TO THE RIGHT FRONT SHOCK TOWER TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE TO THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION TUBE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 26, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F18. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V149000
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.