NHTSA recall 12V042000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	12V042000
Manufacturer's number	M01
Manufacturer	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Reported	2012-02-07
Owners notified	2012-04-02
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Units potentially affected	9137

What is wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 and 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES. THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS OF SOME VEHICLES COULD FAIL DUE TO AN OVERHEATED BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR. OTHER VEHICLES MAY LOSE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUNCTION DUE TO AN OVERHEATED POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

What can happen

THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND/OR BRAKING ABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP JUMPER HARNESSES AND RELOCATE THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUSE WITHIN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

CHRYSLER'S RECALL NUMBER IS M01.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
2011 DODGE CHARGER	Built 2011-01-01 to 2011-07-11.
2012 DODGE CHARGER	Built 2011-07-25 to 2011-12-20.

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.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
9100226	2023-10-30. Service bulletin. Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service Library that is causing the incorrect repair kit part number to populate. Please use the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website until this issue is resolved.
08-040-14	2022-08-29. Service bulletin. Police Vehicle A/C Inoperative This bulletin involves relocating the A/C fuse within the front Power Distribution Center (PDC). Customer comments A/C is warm. On further inspection the technician will notice the A/C clutch fuse is loose in its cavity (#12) in the PDC. This will cause a poor connection and the fuse cavity to be distorted.
N07040413	2022-07-18. Service bulletin. The above vehicles may have been built with front seat airbag wire harnesses with improper sized terminal crimp(s) that may cause an intermittent airbag warning light.
N07040413	2021-03-15. Service bulletin. The above vehicles may have been built with front seat airbag wire harnesses with improper sized terminal crimp(s) that may cause an intermittent airbag warning light.
P08030614	2018-05-21. Service bulletin. New Safety Recall Advanced Communication ? P08030614 Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) announced a safety recall on certain 2011 and 2012 model year (LD) Dodge Charger vehicles. The headlight wiring harness connectors may overheat. This could cause a loss of low beam headlight function without warning. A loss of headlight(s) during nighttime driving could cause a crash without warning. Chrysler will conduct a voluntary safety recall on all involved vehicles to inspected, and replaced if necessary, the headlight wire harnesses. Dealers will be notified of the launch of this safety recall by way of established methods used in the past. Chrysler anticipates the launch of this safety recall in April 2014. We ask that you please take the time to ensure that your personnel are aware of this communication and are prepared to execute a customer friendly process for inquiries on involved vehicles.
08-001-12	2012-04-13. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER/DODGE: TEMPORARY LOSS OF ABS/ESP FUNCTIONALITY. ABS/ESP LAMP MIGHT ILLUMINATE. *KB

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.