NHTSA Campaign 11V145000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 11V145000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 11V145000 with NHTSA on March 1, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V145000, NHTSA lists up to 18,326 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 12, 2010 and September 10, 2010.
The 11V145000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V145000 were scheduled from March 24, 2011, 23 days after the report.
11V145000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V145000 covers have filed at least 108 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V145000 vehicles, the 2010 Jeep Wrangler has the most (68).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V145000 ranks 20 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V145000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 12, 2010, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A DEGRADATION OF FASTENER TORQUE FOR VARIOUS FRONT AND REAR AXLE ATTACHMENTS TO THE CHASSIS MODULE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN NOISE, OR ULTIMATELY, DEGRADATION IN STEERING AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RE-TORQUE ALL NINETEEN FASTENERS TO THE MAXIMUM RESIDUAL TORQUE VALUES. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 24, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L09.
Reported March 1, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V145000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V145000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 1, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted