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  NHTSA Recall 09V436000

NHTSA Campaign Id 09V436000; Date: Nov. 5, 2009

Fluid could boil over and may come into contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and cause a fire.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2007 Jeep Wrangler 2008 Jeep Wrangler

Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission

Manufactured by: Chrysler Llc

Affected Units:: 88,461

icon3 Recall Summary:

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.

icon2 How to Fix:

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.

icon4 Recall 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 http://www.safercar.gov .

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 22, 2010

Also see:

All recalls of Jeep vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.