NHTSA campaign 09V046000 · Chrysler campaign J01

Chrysler and Dodge Recall 09V-046: ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS POSSIBLE FIRE

NHTSA recall 09V046000 (Chrysler campaign J01) was reported by CHRYSLER LLC on February 5, 2009, with 6,138 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country and Dodge Grand Caravan for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on March 9, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V046000 (also written 09V-046 or 09V046)
Filed by: CHRYSLER LLC
Chrysler campaign number: J01
Report received: February 5, 2009
Potentially affected: 6,138 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Owners notified: March 9, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V046000. 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 Town And Country
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 23, 2008 – December 16, 2008 (per NHTSA)

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Dodge

Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 23, 2008 – December 16, 2008 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V046000.

Defect description

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 6,138 MY 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES. UNUSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM MAY BECOME CORRODED AND COULD SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS.

Safety consequence

IF THE FUSE FOR THIS CIRCUIT DOES NOT BLOW, THE CONNECTORS COULD OVERHEAT AND POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL SEAL THE POWER CIRCUIT AT THE SUBJECT CONNECTOR AND REPLACE THE FUSE FOR THIS CIRCUIT IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J01.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V046000

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.