Dodge Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel

Dodge is recalling about 328,424 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This could potentially cause an instrument panel fire.

Campaign
07V092000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
9 March 2007
Vehicles
328,424
Built between
Apr 2003 – Jun 2006
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
2 April 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2003 and June 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2006 Dodge DurangoBuilt April 2003 to June 2006

What the defect is

On some sport utility vehicles, under certain operating conditions, an integrated circuit in the instrument cluster that controls interior lighting may overheat.

What could happen

This could potentially cause an instrument panel fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CLUSTER FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2003 to June 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 March 2007
  3. Owners notified2 April 2007

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 9 March 2007.

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 1-800-853-140.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
G07
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
ODI

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. G07.CUSTOMERS may 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.

Same component

Same brand