NHTSA campaign 02V215000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimlerchrysler Corporation: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery

Daimlerchrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 8, 2002 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 345,436. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

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 remedy

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.

2 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser51153440
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser61871736

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 02V215000.

Full record for the 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →