NHTSA recall 06V494000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V494000 |
| Manufacturer's number | F51 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2006-12-29 |
| Owners notified | 2007-01-02 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 6086 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (ATC) ONLY, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) MODULE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING FUNCTIONS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
What can happen
THIS CAN DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE HVAC MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F51.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.
| 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING | Built 2006-07-01 to 2006-12-01. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2304207 | 2007-12-07. Service bulletin. REAR GLASS COMES OUT OF TRACK - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 11/4/07. *NJ |
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| 2304706 | 2007-03-26. Service bulletin. CRACKED WINDSHIELD DUE TO BEING HIT BY A FOREIGN OBJECT LIKE A STONE. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.