NHTSA Campaign 13V175000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
NHTSA campaign 13V175000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive). The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V175000 with NHTSA on May 7, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V175000, NHTSA lists up to 295,345 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 11, 2004 and March 9, 2010.
The 13V175000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V175000 were scheduled from August 15, 2013, 100 days after the report.
13V175000 covers 2 models from Jeep, model years 2005–2010.
Owners of the model years 13V175000 covers have filed at least 1,213 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V175000 vehicles, the 2006 Jeep Commander has the most (295).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V175000 ranks 12 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V175000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 13V175000 was 13V121000, reported on April 3, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
- The risk
- If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.
Reported May 7, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V175000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V175000, 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: May 7, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted