NHTSA Campaign 11V550000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
NHTSA campaign 11V550000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: fluid. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 11V550000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V550000, NHTSA lists up to 340 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 24, 2011 and October 26, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V550000 were scheduled from March 1, 2012, 112 days after the report.
11V550000 covers 2 models from Fiat and Dodge, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V550000 ranks 30 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V550000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 11V550000 was 10V315000, reported on July 7, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE JOURNEY AND FIAT 500 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2011. SOME VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID AND MAY EXPERIENCE A DEGRADATION OF THE SEALING COMPONENTS WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Reported November 10, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V550000 (2)
Fiat (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V550000, 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: November 10, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted