NHTSA Campaign 07V594000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 07V594000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel. The repair is free.
SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR filed the report for 07V594000 with NHTSA on December 21, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V594000, NHTSA lists up to 6,101 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 21, 2007 and January 22, 2008.
The 07V594000 report reached NHTSA 1 month before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 07V594000 were scheduled from March 3, 2008, 73 days after the report.
07V594000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 07V594000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V594000 ranks 2 of 7 SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR recalls on this site.
Besides 07V594000, SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR has 2 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN UTILITY VANS, THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IN CERTAIN DIESEL ENGINES COULD FAIL DUE TO SEPARATION OF BOND WIRES FROM THE LEAD FRAME IN THE SENSOR. THIS RESULTS IN AN INTERRUPTION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE CHIP HOUSING OF THE SENSOR.
- The risk
- WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLES MAY LOSE POWER RATHER THAN ENTER A LIMP-HOME MODE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED AFTER FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE SENSOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Reported December 21, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V594000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V594000, 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 21, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted