NHTSA campaign 06V431000 · Manufacturer campaign F45
Chrysler Recall 06V-431: HOOD LATCH STRIKER
NHTSA recall 06V431000 (Manufacturer campaign F45) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on November 15, 2006, with 4,350 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Sebring for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on November 27, 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 06V431000 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
- 06V431000 (also written 06V-431 or 06V431)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F45
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,350 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Hood
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V431000. 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.
Chrysler
Chrysler Sebring
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 1, 2006 – October 18, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V431000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HOOD LATCH STRIKER MAY BREAK AND ALLOW THE HOOD TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
Safety consequence
IF THE HOOD OPENS WHILE DRIVING, A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH STRIKERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F45.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 06V431000
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.