# NHTSA recall 09V436000

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: 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\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-06\-01 to 2008\-07\-31.
- [2008 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-06\-01 to 2008\-07\-31.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V436000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V436000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [S1121000006RevA](/bulletins/10221831.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006 Rev.](/bulletins/10180221.md), 2020-09-28, Service bulletin
- [WB\-D\-11\-25](/bulletins/10045081.md), 2012-08-17, Service bulletin
- [CSN\-L05](/bulletins/10041264.md), 2011-09-26, Service bulletin
- [SB\-21\-006\-11](/bulletins/10041077.md), 2011-09-20, Service bulletin
- [21\-018\-08](/bulletins/10026168.md), 2008-10-03, Service bulletin
- [2100507](/bulletins/10021426.md), 2007-04-25, Service bulletin
- [0803006](/bulletins/10021239.md), 2007-03-23, Service bulletin
- [2100207](/bulletins/10021089.md), 2007-03-01, Service bulletin
- [1803606](/bulletins/10020761.md), 2007-01-08, 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/09V436000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V436000)

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