NHTSA campaign 07V434000 · Manufacturer campaign G40
Dodge and Jeep Recall 07V-434: ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 07V434000 (Manufacturer campaign G40) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on September 14, 2007, with 296,550 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Nitro and more for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on October 22, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V434000 (also written 07V-434 or 07V434)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- G40
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 296,550 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 07V434000. 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.
Dodge
Dodge Nitro
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 31, 2005 – July 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Jeep
Jeep Commander
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Wrangler
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 31, 2005 – July 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V434000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WITH NEW SOFTWARE THAT PREVENTS THIS CONDITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. G40.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 07V434000
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.