NHTSA campaign 06V494000 · Manufacturer campaign F51
Chrysler Recall 06V-494: HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING MODULE
NHTSA recall 06V494000 (Manufacturer campaign F51) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 29, 2006, with 6,086 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Sebring for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on January 2, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V494000 (also written 06V-494 or 06V494)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F51
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,086 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V494000. 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 – December 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V494000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (ATC) ONLY, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) MODULE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING FUNCTIONS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE HVAC MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F51.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 06V494000
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.