NHTSA Campaign 14V480000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 14V480000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V480000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V480000, NHTSA lists up to 8 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 19, 2014 and June 21, 2014.
The 14V480000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V480000 were scheduled from October 3, 2014, 59 days after the report.
14V480000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 14V480000 covers have filed at least 755 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V480000 ranks 67 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V480000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V480000 was 14V438000, reported on July 21, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to June 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been built with a driver side door wiring harness of an insufficient wire gauge, resulting in excessive heat which may melt the wiring insulation.
- The risk
- Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P43.
Reported August 5, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V480000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V480000, 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: August 5, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted