Chrysler Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Chrysler is recalling about 3,400 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Separation of the stand-off bracket from the block could cause fatigue damage of the right front brake tube and result in a half system brake loss.

Campaign
00V196000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
17 July 2000
Vehicles
3,400
Built between
Apr 2000 – Apr 2000
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 September 2000
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2000 and April 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000 Chrysler CirrusBuilt April 2000 to April 2000
  • 2000 Dodge StratusBuilt April 2000 to April 2000
  • 2000 Plymouth BreezeBuilt April 2000 to April 2000

What the defect is

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles may have been built with an inadequate weld between the right front brake hose block and the stand-off bracket.

What could happen

Separation of the stand-off bracket from the block could cause fatigue damage of the right front brake tube and result in a half system brake loss.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL ADD A BRAKE LINE BRACKET TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TUBE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2000 to April 2000
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 July 2000
  3. Owners notified25 September 2000

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 July 2000.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
888
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification began september 25, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand