NHTSA campaign 06V434000 · Manufacturer campaign F03
Jeep Recall 06V-434: OWNER'S MANUAL/ROLLOVER RISK ADDENDUM
NHTSA recall 06V434000 (Manufacturer campaign F03) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on November 15, 2006, with 18,245 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Compass for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on November 14, 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 06V434000 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
- 06V434000 (also written 06V-434 or 06V434)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F03
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18,245 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V434000. 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.
Jeep
Jeep Compass
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 29, 2006 – October 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V434000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED HIGHER ROLLOVER RISK WARNING INFORMATION.
Safety consequence
WITHOUT THE ROLLOVER WARNING INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, DRIVERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ROLLOVER RATE ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL MAIL AN ADDENDUM TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLE OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F03.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 06V434000
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.