NHTSA Campaign 13V103000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NHTSA campaign 13V103000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: front underhood. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V103000 with NHTSA on March 21, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V103000, NHTSA lists up to 4,051 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 3, 2012 and January 24, 2013.
The 13V103000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V103000 were scheduled from March 22, 2013, 1 day after the report.
13V103000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V103000 covers have filed at least 104 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V103000 ranks 53 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V103000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Dodge Challenger vehicles manufactured from December 3, 2012, through January 24, 2013 and equipped with a V6 engine. The battery positive cable at the starter motor may experience an electrical short circuit to ground.
- The risk
- A short circuit could lead to a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler has begun notifying owners and they are being advised to immediately refrain from driving their vehicles and to contact their dealers. Chrysler Group further advises affected owners not to park their vehicles in, or near, any structures. Dealers will replace the under hood starter cable assembly, free of charge. The recall notification began on March 22, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.
- Notes
- Chrysler's recall campaign number is N18.
Reported March 21, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V103000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V103000, 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 21, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted