{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2009135","date":"2009-05-08","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Heater And Defroster","summary":"On certain vehicles equipped with manual temperature control, the software programmed into the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) module may cause the windshield defrosting and defogging functions to become inoperative.  This may decrease the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions and result in a vehicle crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.  Correction: Dealers will reprogram the HVAC module software.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"J12","part_number":null,"units":4776,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Chaufferette et dégivreur","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Sur certains véhicules munis d'un dispositif de commande manuel de la température, le logiciel du module de chauffage, de ventilation et de climatisation pourrait faire en sorte que les fonctions de désembuage et de dégivrage du pare-brise deviennent inopérantes. Cela pourrait diminuer la visibilité du conducteur dans certaines conditions de conduite et causer un accident, endommager des biens matériels, blesser quelqu'un ou entraîner des pertes de vies. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront reprogrammer le module de chauffage, de ventilation et de climatisation."},"vehicles":[{"year":2009,"make":"DODGE","model":"RAM","vehicle_id":"2009_dodge_ram","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2009135"}