NHTSA Campaign 13V234000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 13V234000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V234000 with NHTSA on June 4, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V234000, NHTSA lists up to 180,131 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 23, 2011 and February 23, 2013.
The 13V234000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V234000 were scheduled from September 23, 2013, 111 days after the report.
13V234000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 13V234000 covers have filed at least 371 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V234000 vehicles, the 2012 Jeep Wrangler has the most (204).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V234000 ranks 21 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V234000, Chrysler Group LLC has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Jeep Wrangler vehicles equipped with a 3.6L engine and an automatic transmission and manufactured January 23, 2011, through February 23, 2013. The power steering line may contact and wear a hole in the transmission oil cooler line resulting in a loss of transmission fluid.
- The risk
- A loss of transmission fluid may result in a loss of transmission function which may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering return tube assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N28.
Reported June 4, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V234000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V234000, 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: June 4, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted