NHTSA Campaign 13V121000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 13V121000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V121000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V121000, NHTSA lists up to 62,578 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 21, 2006 and March 1, 2008.
The 13V121000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V121000 were scheduled from June 27, 2013, 85 days after the report.
13V121000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Jeep, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 13V121000 covers have filed at least 54 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V121000 vehicles, the 2007 Dodge Nitro has the most (54).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V121000 ranks 26 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V121000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 13V121000 was 13V038000, reported on February 6, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Dodge Nitro 4X2 vehicles manufactured March 21, 2006, through March 1, 2008; and 2008 Jeep Liberty 4X2 vehicles manufactured February 15, 2007, through March 1, 2008. The transfer case heat shield may drop down and rub on the drive shaft, weakening it and potentially causing the drive shaft to break.
- The risk
- If the drive shaft breaks, a section of it can strike the transfer case tunnel with enough force that the airbag computer will believe the vehicle is in a crash and thus deploy the airbags. Additionally, the drive shaft failure will result in a loss of motive power. Either condition may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will add a bracket to support the rear of the heat shield, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on May 29, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N10.
Reported April 3, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V121000 (3)
Dodge (2)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V121000, 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, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted