Dodge Exterior Lighting: Headlights

Dodge is recalling about 1,635 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no.

Campaign
99V116000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
6 May 1999
Vehicles
1,635
Built between
Jun 1998 – Dec 1998
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 May 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1998 and December 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999 Dodge CaravanBuilt June 1998 to December 1998
  • 1999 Dodge Grand CaravanBuilt June 1998 to December 1998
  • 1999 Plymouth Grand VoyagerBuilt June 1998 to December 1998
  • 1999 Plymouth VoyagerBuilt June 1998 to December 1998

What the defect is

Vehicle description: mini vans built for fleet sales only. The headlamp module does not identify the park lamp as "DRL" as requirement of FMVSS 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

What could happen

These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108.

What gets fixed

ALL FLEET OWNERS/OPERATORS WILL BE MAILED NON-REMOVABLE DECALS WITH THE REQUIRED "DRL" LETTERS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1998 to December 1998
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 May 1999
  3. Owners notified31 May 1999

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 6 May 1999.

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
829
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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 may 31, 1999.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 chrysler 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

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