NHTSA Campaign 06V434000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

Issued by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported Nov 15, 2006 · 18,245 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED HIGHER ROLLOVER RISK WARNING INFORMATION.

Consequence

WITHOUT THE ROLLOVER WARNING INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, DRIVERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ROLLOVER RATE ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL MAIL AN ADDENDUM TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLE OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
JEEP COMPASS 2007 18,245

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V434000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.