NHTSA Campaign 06V197000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
NHTSA campaign 06V197000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V197000 with NHTSA on June 7, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V197000, NHTSA lists up to 111,687 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 10, 2002 and June 30, 2004.
The 06V197000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V197000 were scheduled from July 24, 2006, 47 days after the report.
06V197000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 06V197000 covers have filed at least 214 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V197000 vehicles, the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (149).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V197000 ranks 36 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V197000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 3 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 06V197000 was 03V035000, reported on February 5, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HEATED SEATS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENT COULD OVERHEAT.
- The risk
- OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F17.
Reported June 7, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V197000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V197000, 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: June 7, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted