NHTSA Campaign 11V487000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 11V487000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 11V487000 with NHTSA on September 29, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V487000, NHTSA lists up to 667 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V487000 were scheduled from December 28, 2011, 90 days after the report.
11V487000 covers 7 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V487000 ranks 28 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHRYSLER VEHICLES, INCLUDING 200 AND TOWN AND COUNTRY MODELS, DODGE VEHICLES, INCLUDING CHARGER, DURANGO, GRAND CARAVAN AND JOURNEY MODELS AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 31, 2011, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 2011, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH 3.6L ENGINES. THESE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE DUE TO DEBRIS INSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK.
- The risk
- CONNECTING ROD FAILURE MAY LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 18, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- THIS IS CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NUMBER L33.
Reported September 29, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V487000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V487000, 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: September 29, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted