NHTSA recall 06V199000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V199000 |
| Manufacturer's number | F25 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2006-06-08 |
| Owners notified | 2006-09-04 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
| Units potentially affected | 189479 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PLASTIC BLADES OF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN COOLING FAN MAY SEPARATE AND PENETRATE THE SHROUD.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS WHILE THE HOOD IS OPEN, A PERSON IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE BLADE AND INJURED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F25.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.
| 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2000-01-31 to 2000-06-12. |
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| 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2002-02-04 to 2002-06-17. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE05039 and EA05020
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE05039 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-07-13, closed 2005-11-14. ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE FAILURE. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. |
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| EA05020 | Engineering analysis, opened 2005-11-14, closed 2006-09-12. FAN BLADE FAILURE (ENGINE COOLING FAN). ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.