# NHTSA recall 06V197000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 06V197000
- Manufacturer's number: F17
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2006\-06\-07
- Owners notified: 2006\-07\-24
- Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- Units potentially affected: 111687

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES  EQUIPPED WITH HEATED SEATS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENT COULD OVERHEAT.


## What can happen

OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENTS.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-853\-1403.


## Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F17.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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-09\-10 to 2004\-06\-30.
- [2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2004/recalls.md). Built 2002\-09\-10 to 2004\-06\-30.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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