NHTSA Campaign 06V072000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 06V072000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V072000 with NHTSA on March 9, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V072000, NHTSA lists up to 27 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 7, 2006 and February 7, 2006.
The 06V072000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V072000 were scheduled from March 14, 2006, 5 days after the report.
06V072000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V072000 ranks 152 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V072000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 6 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 06V072000 was 05V134000, reported on April 6, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS." AN INCORRECT RIGHT FRONT DOOR LATCH REINFORCEMENT PLATE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE SECONDARY DOOR LATCH TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- THIS INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF A DOOR BECOMING FORCED OPEN AND AN UNBELTED PASSENGER BEING EJECTED DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LATCH ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR LATCH REINFORCEMENT PLATE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F11.
Reported March 9, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V072000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V072000, 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: March 9, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted