Canada - Campaign - Engine Camshaft Cap Bolts

Bulletin
F38

Issue Date
2006-10-31

IMPORTANT

DEALER SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION F38 - ENGINE CAMSHAFT GAP BOLTS

Effective immediately, all repairs on involved vehicles are to be performed according to this notification. Rapid Response Transmittal (RRT) #06-026 has been cancelled.

MODELS:
2007 (PM) Dodge Caliber
2007 (MK) Jeep(R) Compass

NOTE:
This notification applies only to the above vehicles with an engine build date code through TxxP11596 (Txx=traceability identifier [ignore], P1=plant code, 159 =Julian date for June 8, and, 6=2006). The date code is on the bar code label affixed to the front of the cylinder head cover.

IMPORTANT:
Those vehicles that have already had this repair performed, as determined by our warranty records, have been excluded from this notification.

Recall information for Canadian Dealers is now available on DealerCONNECT
See Group 30 - CANADIAN RECALLS
Dealer CONNECT > Service > Repair > TechCONNECT > Group 30 - CANADIAN RECALLS

^ The engine camshaft cap bolts on about 50 of the above vehicles may not have been adequately tightened. This can cause damage to the camshaft bearing and/or the camshaft.

^ To correct this condition, the #1 engine exhaust camshaft bearing position must be inspected and the #1 camshaft cap bolts must be tightened to specification.

The V.I.N. range for vehicles involved in this campaign is as follows:

1B3HB48B67D506334 - 1B3HB48B07D578484





PARTS PACKAGE INFORMATION

See your dealer notification letter for additional parts information.

DEALER VIN LISTS Located On DealerCONNECT - Global Recall System(GRS)

Global Recall System (GRS) has been developed to provide dealers with an up-to-date list of involved vehicles by recall number and by dealer code. Owners known to DaimlerChrysler are also listed. Involved vehicles will be removed from GRS within several days of submitting repair claims.

To use the GRS in DealerCONNECT, you first need to click on the "Service" tab and then in the Reports and Information section click on "Global Recall System". Your dealer's VIN list for each recall displayed can be sorted by: VIN sequence, city, postal code, phone number or those vehicles that according to our records were unsold at time of the recall launch.























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