NHTSA Campaign 14V234000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 14V234000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V234000 with NHTSA on May 7, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V234000, NHTSA lists up to 644,757 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 25, 2010 and October 31, 2013.
The 14V234000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V234000 were scheduled from December 31, 2014, 238 days after the report.
14V234000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Chrysler, model years 2010–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V234000 covers have filed at least 3,129 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V234000 vehicles, the 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan has the most (550).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V234000 ranks 7 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V234000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V234000 was 13V486000, reported on October 17, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, through October 31, 2013. The affected vehicles may experience overheating of the vent window switch in the driver's door armrest.
- The risk
- An overheated switch may result in a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vent window switch with a newer version, free of charge. The owner notification letter was issued and the remedy campaign launched on on December 31, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P25.
Reported May 7, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V234000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V234000, 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, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted