2001–2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pump module mounting flange could leak fuel if the vehicle is involved in a rollover crash.
💥 The risk
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a secondary seal over the fuel pump module. Owner notification began august 12, 2002. 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 1-800-853-1403.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V215000
- Manufacturer recall #
- B23
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 345,436
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 12, 2002
- Built
- Oct 4, 1999 – Jun 30, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no.B23.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).