NHTSA Campaign 15V291000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 15V291000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V291000 with NHTSA on May 18, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V291000, NHTSA lists up to 3,851 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2013 and March 7, 2015.
The 15V291000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V291000 were scheduled from June 19, 2015, 32 days after the report.
15V291000 covers 1 model from Fiat, model years 2013–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V291000 covers have filed at least 178 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V291000 vehicles, the 2013 Fiat 500 has the most (79).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V291000 ranks 133 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V291000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 41 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 15V291000 was 15V222000, reported on April 15, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Fiat 500 battery electric vehicles manufactured March 8, 2013, to March 7, 2015. The Electric Vehicle Control Unit (EVCU) of the affected vehicles may set a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that may cause the transmission to unexpectedly shift to neutral.
- The risk
- If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, the loss of drive could increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EVCU, free of charge. The recall began June 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R20.
Reported May 18, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V291000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V291000, 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 18, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted