# NHTSA recall 06V494000

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: 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING](/makes/chrysler/sebring/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2006\-12\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [2304207](/bulletins/10023392.md), 2007-12-07, Service bulletin
- [2304706](/bulletins/10021248.md), 2007-03-26, Service bulletin

## 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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