NHTSA Campaign 12V142000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 12V142000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 12V142000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V142000, NHTSA lists up to 1,689 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 17, 2011 and January 2, 2012.
The 12V142000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V142000 were scheduled from May 21, 2012, 48 days after the report.
12V142000 covers 2 models from Jeep, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V142000 ranks 26 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 JEEP PATRIOT AND COMPASS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 17, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2012. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY CONTAINING A DAMAGED ROLL-OVER VALVE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT OR ROLL-OVER, FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MAY 25, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLERS RECALL NUMBER IS M11.
Reported April 3, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V142000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V142000, 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: April 3, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted