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NUMBER: 23-041-06
GROUP: Body
DATE: September 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Exterior Lamp -Lens Fogging
MODELS:
2006 -2007 (DC) Ram Cab & Chassis
2006 -2007 (DR/DH/D1) Ram Truck
2006 -2007 (HB/HG) Durango/Aspen
2007 (JK) Wrangler
2006 (JR) Stratus/Sebring
2007 (JS) Sebring
2007 (KA) Nitro
2006 -2007 (KJ) Liberty/Cherokee
2006 -2007 (LX/LE) 300/Magnum/Charger
2007 (MK) Compass
2006 -2007 (ND) Dakota
2007 (PM) Caliber
2006 -2007 (PT) PT Cruiser
2006 -2007 (WK/WH) Grand Cherokee
2006 -2007 (XK/XH) Commander
DISCUSSION:
Some customers may report that on occasion, vehicle exterior lamp assemblies are fogged
with a light layer of condensation on the inside of the lenses. This may be reported after
the lamps have been turned on and brought up to operating temperature, turned off, and
then rapidly cooled by cold water (such as rain, or the water from a car wash). Lens
fogging can also occur under certain atmospheric conditions after a vehicle has been
parked outside overnight (i.e., a warm humid day followed by clear cool night). This will
usually clear as atmospheric conditions change to allow the condensation to change back
into a vapor. Turning the lamps on will usually accelerate this process.
A lamp that has large amounts of water droplets visible on most internal surfaces indicates
a problem with the lamp sealing that has allowed water to enter the lamp. In this instance,
the customer is likely to report that moisture in the lamp is always present and never
disappears. A lamp that exhibits internal moisture permanently should be replaced.
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GROUP: Body
DATE: September 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Exterior Lamp -Lens Fogging
MODELS:
2006 -2007 (DC) Ram Cab & Chassis
2006 -2007 (DR/DH/D1) Ram Truck
2006 -2007 (HB/HG) Durango/Aspen
2007 (JK) Wrangler
2006 (JR) Stratus/Sebring
2007 (JS) Sebring
2007 (KA) Nitro
2006 -2007 (KJ) Liberty/Cherokee
2006 -2007 (LX/LE) 300/Magnum/Charger
2007 (MK) Compass
2006 -2007 (ND) Dakota
2007 (PM) Caliber
2006 -2007 (PT) PT Cruiser
2006 -2007 (WK/WH) Grand Cherokee
2006 -2007 (XK/XH) Commander
DISCUSSION:
Some customers may report that on occasion, vehicle exterior lamp assemblies are fogged
with a light layer of condensation on the inside of the lenses. This may be reported after
the lamps have been turned on and brought up to operating temperature, turned off, and
then rapidly cooled by cold water (such as rain, or the water from a car wash). Lens
fogging can also occur under certain atmospheric conditions after a vehicle has been
parked outside overnight (i.e., a warm humid day followed by clear cool night). This will
usually clear as atmospheric conditions change to allow the condensation to change back
into a vapor. Turning the lamps on will usually accelerate this process.
A lamp that has large amounts of water droplets visible on most internal surfaces indicates
a problem with the lamp sealing that has allowed water to enter the lamp. In this instance,
the customer is likely to report that moisture in the lamp is always present and never
disappears. A lamp that exhibits internal moisture permanently should be replaced.
23-041-06 -2
POLICY:
Information Only
