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NHTSA Campaign 06V039000

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

NHTSA campaign 06V039000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring. The repair is free.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V039000 with NHTSA on February 9, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 06V039000, NHTSA lists up to 79,701 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2005 and January 27, 2006.

Owner notification letters for 06V039000 were scheduled from March 6, 2006, 25 days after the report.

06V039000 covers 3 models from Dodge and Mitsubishi, model years 2006.

By potentially affected vehicles, 06V039000 ranks 47 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.

Besides 06V039000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 06V039000 was 04V216000, reported on May 5, 2004.

What this recall covers

The defect
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STATIC ELECTRICITY SPARK BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL, HEADLAMPS OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
THIS CAN IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION AND RESULT IN A CRASH.
The fix
DEALERS WILL RE-FLASH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F08.

Reported February 9, 2006

Vehicles covered by 06V039000 (3)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V039000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: February 9, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted