NHTSA Campaign 09V117000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
NHTSA campaign 09V117000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 09V117000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V117000, NHTSA lists up to 103,409 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 10, 2002 and June 30, 2004.
The 09V117000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V117000 were scheduled from November 23, 2009, 228 days after the report.
09V117000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 09V117000 covers have filed at least 436 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V117000 vehicles, the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (149).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V117000 ranks 4 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 103,409 MY 2001-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES WITH HEATED SEATS AND WITH CHRYSLER RECALL NO. 06V-197 COMPLETED (03-04 MY) OR SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS SERVICE REPLACEMENT (01-02 MY). THE FRONT SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENTS COULD OVERHEAT.
- The risk
- OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J14.
Reported April 9, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V117000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V117000, 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: April 9, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted