37,000+ Dodge Ram pickups recalled over... faulty HVAC software?!
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Trucks/Pickups</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/" rel="tag">Recalls/TSBs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a></p><a href="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm?rcl_id=09V158 &searchtype=quicksearch&s ummary=true&refurl=email" ><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/ram_recall_hvac.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Dodge is recalling 37,407 Ram pickups from the 2009 model year to repair faulty software that controls the manual temperature controls (<span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> the digital dual-zone temp controller).<br /><br />According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the system's faulty programming can render defrosting and defogging functions inoperable, which could impinge upon visibility and lead to a crash. The recall begins next month and dealers will reprogram the module at no cost. <br /><br />Back in late March, Dodge also <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/23/dodge-recalling-72-000-rams-and-nearly-17-000-journeys-from-2008/">recalled some 72,000 new Ram trucks</a> over a windshield wiper motor defect.<br /><br />You can read the full text of the recall after the jump.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm?rcl_id=09V158 &searchtype=quicksearch&s ummary=true&refurl=email" >NHTSA</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/37-000-dodge-ram-pickups-recalled-over-faulty-hvac-software/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>37,000+ Dodge Ram pickups recalled over... faulty HVAC software?!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/37-000-dodge-ram-pickups-recalled-over-faulty-hvac-software/">37,000+ Dodge Ram pickups recalled over... faulty HVAC software?!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 12 May 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm?rcl_id=09V158 &searchtype=quicksearch&s ummary=true&refurl=email> Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/37-000-dodge-ram-pickups-recalled-over-faulty-hvac-software/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1542356/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/12/37-000-dodge-ram-pickups-recalled-over-faulty-hvac-software/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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