NHTSA Campaign 13V289000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 13V289000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V289000 with NHTSA on July 2, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V289000, NHTSA lists up to 4,242 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 14, 2013 and March 20, 2013.
The 13V289000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V289000 were scheduled from September 12, 2013, 72 days after the report.
13V289000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V289000 ranks 50 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V289000, Chrysler Group LLC has 4 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 13V289000 was 13V237000, reported on June 4, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2014, non-SRT trimmed, Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 14, 2013, through March 20, 2013 equipped with premium headlamps. In the affected vehicles, when switching between daytime running lights and parking lights, electrical spikes may cause the parking lamps to turn off. Without properly functioning parking lamps these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- The risk
- Without parking lamps, the vehicle may not be as visible to other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the Central Body Controller software, free of charge. The recall BEGAN ON September 12, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N42.
Reported July 2, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V289000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V289000, 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