Chrysler Exterior Lighting: Headlights

Chrysler is recalling about 43,180 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The head lights may not operate properly which could result in intermittent or no headlight function.

Campaign
05V066000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
1 March 2005
Vehicles
43,180
Built between
Jul 2004 – Jan 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 March 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2004 and January 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Chrysler PacificaBuilt July 2004 to January 2005

What the defect is

Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with halogen headlamps may experience an intermittent and eventual total loss of headlamp function.

What could happen

The head lights may not operate properly which could result in intermittent or no headlight function. This could impair a driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE WIRING HARNESS AND LOW BEAM BULB ON BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2004 to January 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 March 2005
  3. Owners notified28 March 2005

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 1 March 2005.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
E04
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

Daimlerchrysler recall no. E04.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.

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.

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