NHTSA Complaint #10473901 — 2012 CHRYSLER 200

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INEFFECTIVE, CAST A BEAM ONLY ABOUT 100 FEET ON DARK ROADS WITH RESTRICTIVE SIDE VISION. THE BEAM IS EVEN MORE INEFFECTIVE WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL AND THE LIGHT BEAM IS ONLY ABOUT 50 FEET. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A ONE BULB SYSTEM WITH A SHUTTER THAT COVERS THE BULB HALF WAY WHEN CHANGING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS. CHRYSLER IS OFFERING NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS EXISTED SINCE ITS 2011 MODEL. THIS SYSTEM CAUSES THE OPERATOR TO CONTINUALLY USE HIGH BEAMS TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS OF 25-35MPH ON RURAL ROADWAYS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR RETROFIT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO A TWO BULB OR TWO ELEMENT BULB SYSTEM. *TR