NHTSA Campaign 13V282000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V282000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V282000 with NHTSA on July 2, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V282000, NHTSA lists up to 442,320 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 25, 2011 and January 14, 2013.
The 13V282000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V282000 were scheduled from November 19, 2013, 140 days after the report.
13V282000 covers 5 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2011–2013.
Owners of the model years 13V282000 covers have filed at least 772 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V282000 vehicles, the 2012 Chrysler 200 has the most (140).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V282000 ranks 8 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V282000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V282000 was 13V103000, reported on March 21, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Sebring and 200 vehicles manufactured June 28, 2011, through December 13, 2012; model year 2011-2013 Dodge Avenger vehicles manufactured June 25, 2011, through January 14, 2013; model year 2011-2012 Dodge Nitro vehicles manufactured June 17, 2011, through December 15, 2011; and model year 2011-2012 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured June 17, 2011, through August 15, 2012. Electrical over-stress of a resistor in the occupant restraint control module may lead to the non-deployment of the active head restraints during a rear impact collision.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the active head restraints , their non-deployment could increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will flash the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) or replace the occupant restraint control module, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on November 19, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N38.
Reported July 2, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V282000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V282000, 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: July 2, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted