NHTSA campaign 09E044000 · Equipment recall · Manufacturer campaign J24

CHRYSLER LLC Recall 09E-044: AFTERMARKET MOPAR TOW BAR ASSEMBLIES

NHTSA recall 09E044000 (Manufacturer campaign J24) is an equipment recall reported by CHRYSLER LLC on July 9, 2009, with 308 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Wrangler for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on November 23, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by CHRYSLER LLC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 09E044000 (also written 09E-044 or 09E044)
Filed by: CHRYSLER LLC
Manufacturer campaign number: J24
Report received: July 9, 2009
Potentially affected: 308 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Trailer Hitches
Owners notified: November 23, 2009
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09E044000. 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 Wrangler
- 2007, 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09E044000.

Defect description

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 308 AFTERMARKET MOPAR TOW BAR ASSEMBLIES, P/N 82209758, SOLD DURING 2007 AND 2008 CALENDAR YEAR WHICH ARE USED TO TOW MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.

Safety consequence

THE TOW BAR CAN FAIL UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE TOWED VEHICLE SEPARATING FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF ALL 2007 AND 2008 MODEL YEAR JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES WHO COULD HAVE PURCHASED A RECALLED TOW BAR AND WILL REPLACE THE TOW BARS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

CHRYSLER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. J24.THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO CHRYSLER AFTERMARKET MOPAR TOW BAR ASSEMBLIES AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09E044000

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.