NHTSA recall 09V117000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 09V117000 |
| Manufacturer's number | J14 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Reported | 2009-04-09 |
| Owners notified | 2009-11-23 |
| Component | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER |
| Units potentially affected | 103409 |
What is wrong
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 103,409 MY 2001-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES WITH HEATED SEATS AND WITH CHRYSLER RECALL NO. 06V-197 COMPLETED (03-04 MY) OR SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS SERVICE REPLACEMENT (01-02 MY). THE FRONT SEAT ELECTRIC HEATER ELEMENTS COULD OVERHEAT.
What can happen
OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J14.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> .
| 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2002-09-10 to 2004-06-30. |
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| 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2002-09-10 to 2004-06-30. |
| 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2002-09-10 to 2004-06-30. |
| 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2002-09-10 to 2004-06-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2302502 | 2002-09-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE LEFT REAR SEAT BACK REQUIRING HIGHER CLOSING EFFORT TO LATCH. *SLC |
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| 0800401B | 2002-03-27. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES THE HEATED SEAT MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE SEAT CUSHION HEATING ELEMENT. *TT |
| 0800401A | 2002-03-06. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE HEATED SEAT MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE SEAT CUSHION HEATING ELEMENT. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.