NHTSA Campaign 07V415000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 07V415000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 07V415000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V415000, NHTSA lists up to 28,755 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 17, 2007 and July 13, 2007.
The 07V415000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V415000 were scheduled from October 22, 2007, 40 days after the report.
07V415000 covers 2 models from Jeep, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V415000 ranks 71 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 07V415000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 07V415000 was 06V493000, reported on December 29, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS IN A CERTAIN LOT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM GRAY IRON INSTEAD OF DUCTILE IRON AS DESIGNED AND COULD FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING.
- The risk
- THIS WOULD INCREASE THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO SEE IF THEY FALL INTO THIS LOT AND, IF SO, WILL REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO G35.
Reported September 12, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V415000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V415000, 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 12, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted