NHTSA Campaign 14V293000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 14V293000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V293000 with NHTSA on June 4, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V293000, NHTSA lists up to 6,120 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 16, 2014 and April 8, 2014.
The 14V293000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V293000 were scheduled from June 27, 2014, 23 days after the report.
14V293000 covers 3 models from Dodge and Jeep, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V293000 covers have filed at least 185 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V293000 vehicles, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee has the most (185).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V293000 ranks 47 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V293000, Chrysler Group LLC has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 14V293000 was 14V032000, reported on February 4, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured January 16, 2014 to April 8, 2014, Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 16, 2014 to April 8, 2014, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT vehicles manufactured February 3, 2014 to April 8, 2014, and Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured March 6, 2014 to April 17, 2014. When the adaptive cruise control is engaged and the driver presses the accelerator pedal to increase the vehicle's speed more than the cruise control system would on its own, the vehicle may continue to accelerate briefly after the accelerator pedal is released.
- The risk
- The unintended continued acceleration may increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will re-flash the Driver Assistance System Module (DASM), free of charge. The recall began in June 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P31.
Reported June 4, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V293000 (3)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V293000, 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: June 4, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted