NHTSA Campaign 07V473000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 07V473000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 07V473000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V473000, NHTSA lists up to 102,042 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 9, 2006 and July 27, 2007.
The 07V473000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V473000 were scheduled from November 19, 2007, 40 days after the report.
07V473000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Chrysler, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 07V473000 covers have filed at least 100 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V473000 vehicles, the 2008 Dodge Avenger has the most (61).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V473000 ranks 38 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 07V473000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 4 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 07V473000 was 06V199000, reported on June 8, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4 LITER ENGINES, THE ENGINE COOLANT MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE LEFT RADIATOR COOLING FAN MOTOR CONNECTOR.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CONNECTOR FOR CONTAMINATION OR DAMAGE, INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS OVERLAY, AND REPLACE THE FAN MOTOR FREE OR CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. G39.
Reported October 10, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V473000 (4)
Dodge (2)
Chrysler (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V473000, 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: October 10, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted