NHTSA recall 09V436000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 09V436000 |
| Manufacturer's number | J30 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Reported | 2009-11-05 |
| Owners notified | 2010-02-22 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 88461 |
What is wrong
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2008 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2006 THROUGH JULY 2008, EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM.
What can happen
FLUID COULD BOIL OVER AND MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH A HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST COMPONENT AND CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A "HOTOIL" MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND A CHIME INDICATING AN ELEVATED TRANSMISSION FLUID CONDITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-835-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J30.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> .
| 2007 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2006-06-01 to 2008-07-31. |
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| 2008 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2006-06-01 to 2008-07-31. |
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Investigated as PE09037
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.
| PE09037 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2009-08-12, closed 2009-11-17. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING / FIRE. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| S1121000006RevA | 2022-09-26. Service bulletin. (Revision A) No Start No Crank ? Starter Will Not Engage And There Are No Related Codes Or Concerns |
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| S1121000006 Rev. | 2020-09-28. Service bulletin. (Revision A) No Start No Crank ? Starter Will Not Engage And There Are No Related Codes Or Concerns |
| WB-D-11-25 | 2012-08-17. Service bulletin. JEEP: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENSION WARRANTY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES. *PE |
| CSN-L05 | 2011-09-26. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES MAY LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE HOSE TO TUBE JOINTS. *RM |
| SB-21-006-11 | 2011-09-20. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER: 2008-2010 JEEP WRANGLER. WEEPING TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES. INFORMATION ON INSTALLING NEW TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER SUPPLY AND RETURN LINE ASSEMBLY. *RM |
| 21-018-08 | 2008-10-03. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP: FLASH:DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE, DTC P0740 OR P1798 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT IMPROVEMENTS 1-2 OR 2-3 COLD SHIFT IMPROVEMENTS. *PE |
| 2100507 | 2007-04-25. Service bulletin. IMPROVED HILL CLIMB CAPABILITY IN REVERSE OR DTC'S P1713 / P1776. *KB |
| 0803006 | 2007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB |
| 2100207 | 2007-03-01. Service bulletin. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER / SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS / DTC P0732. *KB UPDATED 08-13-07. *KB UPDATED 01/09/08. *NJ UPDATED 3/7/08. *NJ |
| 1803606 | 2007-01-08. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MIL/BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATION. REPROGRAMMING THE PCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.