RECALL: Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300
Vehicle Make / Model / Model Year(s):
CHRYSLER / 300 2012
DODGE / CHARGER 2012
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Mfr's Report Date: JAN 04, 2012
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 12V004000
NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 303
Summary:
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE CHARGER SRT8
AND THE CHRYSLER 300 SRT8 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2, 2011, THROUGH
NOVEMBER 17, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM"
(TPMS). AS BUILT, THE TPMS DOES NOT WARN THE DRIVER WHEN A TIRE IS 25
PERCENT BELOW THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. THE RECALLED VEHICLES NOTIFY THE
CUSTOMERS WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE REACHES 22 PSI RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 24
PSI.
Consequence:
UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING,
WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
Remedy:
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE
VEHICLE’S TPMS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE
SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT
CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes: CHRYSLER'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS L43. 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .