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NHTSA campaign 08V525000 · Manufacturer campaign H28

Dodge and Jeep Recall 08V-525: PARK BRAKE LEVER CLUTH

NHTSA recall 08V525000 (Manufacturer campaign H28) was reported by CHRYSLER LLC on October 8, 2008, with 3,663 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Nitro and Jeep Liberty for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on October 27, 2008, 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 08V525000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V525000 (also written 08V-525 or 08V525)
Filed by
CHRYSLER LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
H28
Report received
Potentially affected
3,663 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Parking Brake
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V525000. 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

All Dodge recalls

Jeep

  • Jeep Liberty

    • 2008 · Vehicles built May 14, 2007 – February 15, 2008 (per NHTSA)
All Jeep recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V525000.

Defect description

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 3,663 MY 2007-2008 DODGE NITRO AND MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE PARK BRAKE LEVER CLUTCH DRUM MAY DISTORT AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARK BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H28.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 08V525000

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.