# NHTSA recall 09V082000

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: 09V082000
- Manufacturer's number: J09
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER LLC
- Reported: 2009\-03\-12
- Owners notified: 2009\-03\-30
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 16852

## What is wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 16,852 MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITHOUT OPTIONAL 115 VOLT AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET.  AN UNUSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE OPTIONAL 115 VOLT AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET OPTION MAY BECOME CORRODED AND COULD SHORT CIRCUIT.


## What can happen

IF THE FUSE FOR THIS CIRCUIT DOES NOT BLOW, THE CONNECTOR COULD OVERHEAT AND POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL RE\-ROUTE AND STOW THE 115 VOLT AUXILIARY POWER OUTLET CONNECTOR AND PULL THE 25 AMP FUSE TO REMOVE POWER FROM THIS UNUSED CIRCUIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 30, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-853\-1403.


## Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J09.OWNERS 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

- [2009 DODGE JOURNEY](/makes/dodge/journey/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-07\-11 to 2009\-02\-09.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [106241](/bulletins/11021585.md), 2025-08-06, Service bulletin
- [104974](/bulletins/11019776.md), 2025-06-26, Service bulletin
- [103774](/bulletins/11017451.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin
- [9100226](/bulletins/10248509.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin
- [9100226](/bulletins/10244348.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006RevA](/bulletins/10221831.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [L25070114](/bulletins/10220486.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006 Rev.](/bulletins/10180221.md), 2020-09-28, Service bulletin
- [08\-049\-20](/bulletins/10175735.md), 2020-05-26, Service bulletin
- [9002158](/bulletins/10136936.md), 2018-05-21, 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/09V082000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V082000)

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