NHTSA campaign 06V493000 · Manufacturer campaign F50
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 06V-493: ABS CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 06V493000 (Manufacturer campaign F50) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 29, 2006, with 50,665 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300, Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Caliber and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on February 19, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V493000 (also written 06V-493 or 06V493)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F50
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 50,665 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip — Control Unit/Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V493000. 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 300
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler Sebring
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Caliber
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Charger
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Magnum
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Nitro
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Jeep
Jeep Commander
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Compass
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Liberty
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Wrangler
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 7, 2006 – December 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V493000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F50.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 06V493000
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.