# NHTSA recall 09V158000

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: 09V158000
- Manufacturer's number: J12
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER LLC
- Reported: 2009\-05\-08
- Owners notified: 2009\-08\-03
- Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- Units potentially affected: 36793

## What is wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 36,793 MY 2009 DODGE RAM LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL \(MTC\) ONLY.  THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING MODULE MAY CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING FUNCTIONS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.


## What can happen

THIS CAN DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE HVAC MODULE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 3, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-835\-1403.


## Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J12. 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 RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-04\-02 to 2009\-01\-20.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [3100619](/bulletins/10220097.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [23\-015\-20](/bulletins/10175743.md), 2020-05-26, Service bulletin
- [08\-049\-20](/bulletins/10175735.md), 2020-05-26, Service bulletin
- [31\-005\-19](/bulletins/10169249.md), 2019-12-16, Service bulletin
- [31\-003\-19](/bulletins/10169247.md), 2019-12-16, Service bulletin
- [9003220](/bulletins/10166537.md), 2019-10-28, Service bulletin
- [9002828](/bulletins/10139595.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [9002688](/bulletins/10139009.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [09\-001\-13](/bulletins/10138987.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [9002519](/bulletins/10129008.md), 2018-02-21, 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/09V158000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V158000)

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