NHTSA Campaign 14V235000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 14V235000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V235000 with NHTSA on May 7, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V235000, NHTSA lists up to 4,141 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 24, 2012 and April 4, 2014.
The 14V235000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V235000 were scheduled from July 3, 2014, 57 days after the report.
14V235000 covers 1 model from Fiat, model years 2013–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V235000 covers have filed at least 19 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V235000 vehicles, the 2014 Fiat 500e has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V235000 ranks 52 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V235000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V235000 was 13V486000, reported on October 17, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Fiat 500e Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) vehicles manufactured September 24, 2012, through April 4, 2014. The affected vehicles have cooling plates for the Power Inverter Module (PIM) that may leak coolant into areas of the high voltage circuitry, resulting a short circuit that could cause the related service fuse to blow.
- The risk
- If the service fuse blows, the vehicle would have a loss of propulsion while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PIM, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P23.
Reported May 7, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V235000 (2)
Fiat (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V235000, 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