NHTSA Campaign 14V634000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 14V634000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V634000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V634000, NHTSA lists up to 435,081 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 22, 2010 and January 2, 2014.
The 14V634000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V634000 were scheduled from February 27, 2015, 142 days after the report.
14V634000 covers 5 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2011–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V634000 covers have filed at least 4,969 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V634000 vehicles, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (837).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V634000 ranks 9 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V634000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 14V634000 was 14V567000, reported on September 17, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Durango; and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured April 22, 2010, to January 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail.
- The risk
- If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P60.
Reported October 8, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V634000 (19)
Dodge (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V634000, 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: October 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted