The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WITH NEW SOFTWARE THAT PREVENTS THIS CONDITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Nitro | 2007 |
| Jeep Commander | 2006, 2007 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2006, 2007 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2007 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Nitro | 2007 | 494 | 7 |
| Jeep Commander | 2006 | 1,635 | 5 |
| Jeep Commander | 2007 | 696 | 5 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2006 | 1,280 | 4 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2007 | 1,109 | 5 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2007 | 558 | 8 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2007
21 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 07V561000 12 Dec 2007 | BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. |
| 07V528000 16 Nov 2007 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 07V466000 2 Oct 2007 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 07V415000 12 Sept 2007 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 07V399000 5 Sept 2007 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 07V391000 29 Aug 2007 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 07V319000 18 Jul 2007 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 07V234000 7 Jun 2007 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007