NHTSA recall 09V084000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 09V084000 |
| Manufacturer's number | J10 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Reported | 2009-03-13 |
| Owners notified | 2009-08-17 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR |
| Units potentially affected | 65896 |
What is wrong
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 65,896 MY 2008-2009 LIGHT AND HEAVY DUTY DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MOTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION THAT COULD RESULT IN PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPING CAPABILITY.
What can happen
WHEN THE WIPER SYSTEM FAILS, THE OPERATOR WILL HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLIES WITH VENTED WIPER MOTOR HOUSINGS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J10.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> .
| 2008 DODGE RAM | Built 2008-04-14 to 2008-10-24. |
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| 2009 DODGE RAM | Built 2008-04-14 to 2008-10-24. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-J-06 | 2010-05-01. Service bulletin. DODGE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LEVEL SENSOR ON SOME TRUCKS MAY LEAK ALLOWING WASHER FLUID TO WICK THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THIS CAN DAMAGE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND CAUSE ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) OR MAY RESULT IN A NON-FUNCTIONAL LOW WASHER FLUID WARNING LAMP. *PE |
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