# NHTSA recall 08V203000

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: 08V203000
- Manufacturer's number: H19
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER LLC
- Reported: 2008\-05\-06
- Owners notified: 2008\-05\-19
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 24461

## What is wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 24,461 MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V8 ENGINES.  THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.


## What can happen

THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN ALL 4.7L ENGINE EQUIPPED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 11, 2006.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 19, 2008.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-853\-1403.


## Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H19.CUSTOMERS MAY 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

- [2006 JEEP COMMANDER](/makes/jeep/commander/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-02\-25 to 2006\-01\-11.

## Investigated as EA07007

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. 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.

- EA07007: Engineering analysis, opened 2007\-04\-27, closed 2008\-05\-07. ENGINE STALLING. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\).

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/08V203000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/08V203000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SB\-18\-014\-09](/bulletins/10030347.md), 2009-09-23, Service bulletin
- [1804907](/bulletins/10023652.md), 2008-01-23, Service bulletin
- [0803006](/bulletins/10021239.md), 2007-03-23, Service bulletin
- [2101906](/bulletins/10020543.md), 2006-11-15, Service bulletin
- [16](/bulletins/10017648.md), 2005-11-15, Service bulletin
- [2100903](/bulletins/10003524.md), 2003-10-23, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/08V203000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/08V203000)

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