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NHTSA recall 00V278000

Structure › Frame and members › Underbody shields

Chrysler Sebring and 1 more

Reported Sep 18, 20004,504 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 896Built May 8, 2000 – Jul 19, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. through degradation of the bond between the silencer pad and a sheet metal panel (quarter inner upper), the pad may fall onto the map light located in the rear seating area near the c-pillar trim panel (lh and rh). this contact could cause the pad to melt, creating a hot smell and/or smoke during long periods of illumination.

The risk

Smoke inhalation could be harmful to vehicle occupants.

The remedy

Dealers will remove the insulation pad from behind both rear map lights.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chrysler Sebring
2001
Dodge Stratus
2001

Notes

Owner notification began january 22, 2001.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 1-800-9853-1403.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).