The issue
On certain vehicles, the front seat electric heating element may overheat and cause a fire. Correction: Dealers will replace the heated seat elements with updated elements that feed back temperature to the existing control module to regulate the heat.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, l'élément chauffant électrique des sièges avant pourrait surchauffer et causer un incendie. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer les éléments des sièges chauffants par de nouveaux éléments qui communiquent la température au module de commande afin de réguler la chaleur.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2003, 2004 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2003 | 762 | 4 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2004 | 1,295 | 8 |