NHTSA campaign 06V197000 · Manufacturer campaign F17
Jeep Recall 06V-197: FRONT SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENT OVERHEATS
NHTSA recall 06V197000 (Manufacturer campaign F17) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on June 7, 2006, with 111,687 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Grand Cherokee for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on July 24, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V197000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V197000 (also written 06V-197 or 06V197)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F17
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 111,687 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats — Front Assembly — Seat Heater/Cooler
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V197000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V197000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HEATED SEATS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENT COULD OVERHEAT.
Safety consequence
OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F17.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V197000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.