NHTSA Campaign 08V528000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 08V528000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 08V528000 with NHTSA on October 9, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V528000, NHTSA lists up to 712 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 10, 2008 and August 26, 2008.
The 08V528000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V528000 were scheduled from November 10, 2008, 32 days after the report.
08V528000 covers 6 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 08V528000 covers have filed at least 223 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V528000 vehicles, the 2009 Dodge Journey has the most (104).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V528000 ranks 23 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V528000, CHRYSLER LLC has 6 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 08V528000 was 08V458000, reported on September 10, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 712 MY 2009 SEBRING, DODGE CALIBER, AVENGER, JOURNEY, JEEP PATRIOT, AND COMPASS VEHICLES. A NEW ADHESIVE USED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAN CAUSE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H33.
Reported October 9, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V528000 (6)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V528000, 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 9, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted