NHTSA Campaign 06V339000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 06V339000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V339000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V339000, NHTSA lists up to 35,103 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2000 and July 1, 2003.
The 06V339000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V339000 were scheduled from October 30, 2006, 53 days after the report.
06V339000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2001–2003.
Owners of the model years 06V339000 covers have filed at least 196 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V339000 vehicles, the 2001 Dodge Durango has the most (91).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V339000 ranks 69 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V339000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 06V339000 was 06V036000, reported on February 9, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BENCH SEATS ONLY, IF FLUID IS SPILLED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTED CUP HOLDER, AN UNUSED CONSOLE POWER OUTLET CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED.
- The risk
- THIS MAY ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH RESISTIVE SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE CONNECTOR, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CONSOLE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR CORROSION, CLEAN AS REQUIRED, AND INSTALL A CAP TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL FLUID FROM CONTAMINATING THE CONNECTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F42.
Reported September 7, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V339000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V339000, 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: September 7, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted