Daimlerchrysler Corporation: Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Daimlerchrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 4, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,580. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOLDING FLASH ON THE PRIMARY LEVER MAY PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE G-LOCK AND TILT LOCK FUNCTIONS ON SOME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTORS.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS IN A FRONTAL CRASH SITUATION, DRIVER PROTECTION FROM THE SEAT BELT MAY BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Chrysler 300m | 242 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 2000 Chrysler Concorde | 307 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 2000 Chrysler LHS | 83 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 Dodge Intrepid | 1,065 | 9 | 22 | 35 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V033000.
Full record for the 2000 Chrysler 300m → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →