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Dodge gearshift cable may become disengaged from the steering column mounting bracket and cause an incorrect transmission gearshift position display.

NHTSA campaign 08V-583 · Reported June 11, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Dodge Charger and Magnum
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL ADD A REDUNDANT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE GEARSHIFT CABLE AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ENSURE PROPER RETENTION AND SHIFT LINKAGE FUNCTION.
COST
Free

The short version

CHRYSLER LLC reported a problem with the lever and linkage column shift. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION STARTLING THE DRIVER, AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL ADD A REDUNDANT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE GEARSHIFT CABLE AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ENSURE PROPER RETENTION AND SHIFT LINKAGE FUNCTION, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-583.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2006–2009Dodge Charger
2006–2008Dodge Magnum

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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