Dodge Charger (2011-2012): Exterior lighting
Recall 14V101000 · Mar 4, 2014 · Chrysler Group LLC
43,431
vehicles affected
43,431
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V101000
- Date
- Mar 4, 2014
- Maker
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Units affected
- 43,431
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Exterior lighting > Headlights
- Model years
- 2011-2012
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured May 20, 2010, through November 8, 2011, and equipped with halogen headlamps. In the affected vehicles, a sub-harness for the headlights may overheat and cause the low beam headlights to go out.
What can happen
Loss of headlights reduces the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and bulbs, or the headlamp assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2014. Owners may contract Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number associated with this recall is P08. This recall concerns non-police vehicles. A separate campaign was launched in 2012 to address police vehicles.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V101000?
1 model: Dodge Charger (2011-2012), about 43,431 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V101000?
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and bulbs, or the headlamp assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2014. Owners may contract Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number associated with this recall is P08. This recall concerns non-police.
What can happen?
Loss of headlights reduces the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.