2000–2002 Chrysler 300M & 2000–2002 Chrysler Concorde + 2 more recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, seat back recliner bolt breakage CAN occur resulting in the seat back reclining unexpectedly.
💥 The risk
If the seat back unexpectedly reclines while the car is being driven, it could result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the recliner bolts. Owner notification began on april 23, 2003. 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
- 03V035000
- Manufacturer recall #
- C04
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 1,066,000
- Component
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 23, 2003
- Built
- Sep 1, 1997 – Apr 27, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. C04. Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).