NHTSA recall 08V583000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 08V583000 |
| Manufacturer's number | H37 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Reported | 2008-11-06 |
| Owners notified | 2008-11-10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT |
| Units potentially affected | 20283 |
What is wrong
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 20,283 MY 2006-2009 CHARGER AND MAGNUM VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE AND EQUIPPED WITH A COLUMN SHIFTER. THE GEARSHIFT CABLE MAY BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTING BRACKET AND CAUSE AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT POSITION DISPLAY.
What can happen
THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION STARTLING THE DRIVER, AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A REDUNDANT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE GEARSHIFT CABLE AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ENSURE PROPER RETENTION AND SHIFT LINKAGE FUNCTION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H37.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2006 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
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| 2007 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
| 2008 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
| 2009 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
| 2006 DODGE MAGNUM | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
| 2007 DODGE MAGNUM | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
| 2008 DODGE MAGNUM | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
| 2009 DODGE MAGNUM | Built 2005-05-17 to 2008-10-21. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE08052
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE08052 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2008-09-02, closed 2008-11-10. PRNDL MISALIGNMENT. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| K39 | 2011-06-09. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SHIFT SPRING BREAKS CAUSING THE SHIFT LEVER TO BE UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM THE 'PARK' POSITION. *RM |
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| 21-018-08 | 2008-10-03. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP: FLASH:DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE, DTC P0740 OR P1798 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT IMPROVEMENTS 1-2 OR 2-3 COLD SHIFT IMPROVEMENTS. *PE |
| 2100208 | 2008-03-05. Service bulletin. FLASH: TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER WITH COORDINATED CHANGE OR 1-2 OR 2-3 SHIFT HARSHNESS. *NJ |
| 1804807 | 2008-01-19. Service bulletin. FLASH: MIL ILLUMINATION DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P050D - COLD START ROUGH IDLE OR DELAY AT INITIAL THROTTLE TIP IN FROM A STOP. *NJ |
| 2101207 | 2007-08-13. Service bulletin. MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0741- TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE. *KB |
| 1803807 | 2007-07-19. Service bulletin. CHARGING SYSTEM VOLTAGE. ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *KB |
| 0803006 | 2007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB |
| 1803506 | 2007-03-23. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON FOR P0573. *KB |
| 2100207 | 2007-03-01. Service bulletin. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER / SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS / DTC P0732. *KB UPDATED 08-13-07. *KB UPDATED 01/09/08. *NJ UPDATED 3/7/08. *NJ |
| 1803106 | 2006-11-15. Service bulletin. DELAYED ENGINE CRANK OR MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTC P0573. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.