Recall Register

2000 Dodge Viper: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Dodge Viper. The newest campaign is 01V313000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Oct 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Rack and Pinion / Rack. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 01V313000, in the NHTSA record

All affected vehicles will have a field repair kit installed, consisting of lower frame rail reinforcement gussets and a reinforcement bracket. Owner notification began may 20, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free information within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,219,421 units in total.

  1. 01V313000Received . 7,050 units.

    Steering / Rack and Pinion / Rack

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles used extensively in track type racing events and subjected to aggressive driving conditions could experiencecracking of the steering rack mounting brackets.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The cracks could eventually lead to separation of the steering rack from the frame of the vehicle. Separation of the steering rack could result in unexpected steering looseness and lag.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All affected vehicles will have a field repair kit installed, consisting of lower frame rail reinforcement gussets and a reinforcement bracket. Owner notification began may 20, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free information within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 999. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V120000Received . 615 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with racing option (acr or gt2). The 5-point racing seat belt harness, which is optional equipment on the viper may not meet the voluntary load specifications set forth by the fia (federation internationale de l'automobile).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the harness may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The 5-point racing harness will be replaced. Owner notification began february 25, 2002. 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 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 979. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 00V366000Received . 1,211,756 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." some of the owner's manuals for these vehicles are missing instructions that provide a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for properly attaching a child restraint system's tether strap to the tether anchorage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with an addendum to the owner's manuals.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 957. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

4 complaints, 9 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2000 Dodge Viper: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Visibility2
Structure2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Suspension1
Seat Belts1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
15 Jan 2004

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2000 Dodge Viper, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2002, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19930
  2. 19940
  3. 19950
  4. 19962
  5. 19973
  6. 19983
  7. 19993
  8. 20003
  9. 20012
  10. 20020
  11. 20034
  12. 20042
  13. 20051
  14. 20061
  15. 20132
  16. 20142
  17. 20151

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Dodge Viper: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/viper/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Dodge Viper?
1,219,421 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Viper have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Dodge Viper, model years 1993 to 2015. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Dodge Viper name most often?
Visibility: 2 of 9 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Dodge Viper open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.