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NHTSA Campaign 08V247000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

NHTSA campaign 08V247000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.

CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 08V247000 with NHTSA on June 3, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 08V247000, NHTSA lists up to 6,692 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2009 and March 14, 2008.

The 08V247000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 08V247000 were scheduled from July 7, 2008, 34 days after the report.

08V247000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2009.

Owners of the model years 08V247000 covers have filed at least 767 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.

By potentially affected vehicles, 08V247000 ranks 14 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 08V247000, CHRYSLER LLC has 6 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 08V247000 was 08V152000, reported on April 2, 2008.

What this recall covers

The defect
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 6,692 MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L ENGINE. THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MAY CONTACT THE LEFT TRANSAXLE MOUNT.
The risk
DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The fix
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FOR DAMAGE. IF THE HARNESS IS DAMAGED, THE WIRING WILL BE REPAIRED AND A TIE WRAP INSTALLED TO SECURE THE HARNESS AWAY FROM THE LEFT TRANSAXLE MOUNT. IF NO DAMAGE IS FOUND, A TIE WRAP WILL BE INSTALLED TO SECURE THE HARNESS AWAY FROM THE LEFT TRANSAXLE MOUNT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H21.

Reported June 3, 2008

Vehicles covered by 08V247000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V247000, 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: June 3, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted