NHTSA Campaign 12V042000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Issued by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC · Reported Feb 7, 2012 · 9,137 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 and 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES. THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS OF SOME VEHICLES COULD FAIL DUE TO AN OVERHEATED BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR. OTHER VEHICLES MAY LOSE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUNCTION DUE TO AN OVERHEATED POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

Consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND/OR BRAKING ABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP JUMPER HARNESSES AND RELOCATE THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUSE WITHIN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE CHARGER 2011 9,137
DODGE CHARGER 2012 9,137

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V042000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.