NHTSA Campaign 14V161000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 14V161000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V161000 with NHTSA on April 1, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V161000, NHTSA lists up to 125 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 24, 2014 and February 5, 2014.
The 14V161000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V161000 were scheduled from May 21, 2014, 50 days after the report.
14V161000 covers 1 model from Ram, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V161000 covers have filed at least 192 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V161000 ranks 66 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V161000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V161000 was 14V103000, reported on March 4, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ram 1500 4x4 vehicles manufactured January 24, 2014, through February 5, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the transmission case may have been improperly machined which can result in the park pawl not properly engaging when the transmission is in the 'Park' position.
- The risk
- If the park pawl does not properly engage, the vehicle may rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 21, 2014. Owners may contract Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P13.
Reported April 1, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V161000 (1)
Ram (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V161000, 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 1, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted