Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V117000

Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler

CHRYSLER LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-04-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V117000

Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler

Component: Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER LLC
Vehicles affected: 103,409
Reported to NHTSA: 2009-04-09
Owners notified: 2009-11-23

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

OVERHEATING COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR INJURY.

Manufacturer 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> .

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
Jeep Grand Cherokee	2004 2003 2002 2001

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.