# NHTSA recall 09V003000

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: 09V003000
- Manufacturer's number: H45
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER LLC
- Reported: 2009\-01\-08
- Owners notified: 2009\-04\-06
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 18951

## What is wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 18,951 MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES.  THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE MAY NOT FULLY CLOSE AT THE END OF REFUELING.  THIS COULD ALLOW SOME FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING.


## What can happen

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE.   VEHICLES FOUND TO HAVE A SUSPECT INLET CHECK VALVE WILL HAVE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-853\-1403.


## Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H45.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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 DODGE DURANGO](/makes/dodge/durango/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-10\-13 to 2004\-11\-30.

## Investigated as RQ08005

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.

- RQ08005: Recall query, opened 2008\-07\-28, closed 2009\-01\-09. FUEL SPIT\-BACK DURING REFUELING. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V003000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V003000/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\-14\-002\-13](/bulletins/10051769.md), 2013-04-10, 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/09V003000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V003000)

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