NHTSA Campaign 07V434000

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

Issued by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported Sep 14, 2007 · 296,550 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE NITRO 2007 296,550
JEEP COMMANDER 2006 296,550
JEEP COMMANDER 2007 296,550
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006 296,550
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2007 296,550
JEEP WRANGLER 2007 296,550

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V434000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.