NHTSA Campaign 06V494000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 06V494000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 06V494000 with NHTSA on December 29, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V494000, NHTSA lists up to 6,086 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2006 and December 1, 2006.
The 06V494000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V494000 were scheduled from January 2, 2007, 4 days after the report.
06V494000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V494000 ranks 98 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 06V494000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 06V494000 was 06V380000, reported on October 10, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (ATC) ONLY, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) MODULE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING FUNCTIONS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- THIS CAN DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE HVAC MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F51.
Reported December 29, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V494000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V494000, 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: December 29, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted