NHTSA Campaign 06V493000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Issued by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported Dec 29, 2006 · 50,665 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHRYSLER 300 2007 50,665
CHRYSLER SEBRING 2007 50,665
DODGE CALIBER 2007 50,665
DODGE CHARGER 2007 50,665
DODGE MAGNUM 2007 50,665
DODGE NITRO 2007 50,665
JEEP COMMANDER 2007 50,665
JEEP COMPASS 2007 50,665
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2007 50,665
JEEP LIBERTY 2007 50,665
JEEP WRANGLER 2007 50,665

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V493000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.