NHTSA Campaign 09V438000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA campaign 09V438000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 09V438000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V438000, NHTSA lists up to 82,079 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2006 and August 31, 2007.
The 09V438000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V438000 were scheduled from February 28, 2010, 114 days after the report.
09V438000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V438000 ranks 6 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V438000, CHRYSLER LLC has 2 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 09V438000 was 08V455000, reported on September 9, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 DODGE NITRO PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION OVER TIME WHERE HIGH USAGE OF THE VARIABLE PAUSE WIPER FUNCTION ("DELAY" MODE) MAY EVENTUALLY AFFECT PRIMARY WIPER FUNCTION, RENDERING THE WIPER SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
- The risk
- INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE IMPAIRED VISIBILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ADD EXTERNAL RELAYS AND UPDATE THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE SOFTWARE TO CONTROL THE WIPER FUNCTIONS. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-835-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS J28.
Reported November 6, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V438000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V438000, 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: November 6, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted