NHTSA Campaign 15V393000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
NHTSA campaign 15V393000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V393000 with NHTSA on June 22, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V393000, NHTSA lists up to 99,399 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 18, 2015 and September 10, 2015.
The 15V393000 report reached NHTSA 3 months before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 15V393000 were scheduled from October 26, 2015, 126 days after the report.
15V393000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V393000 ranks 59 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V393000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 7 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 15V393000 was 15V178000, reported on March 27, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 4, 2013, to February 18, 2015 and equipped with a Power Liftgate option. In the affected vehicles, water may enter the Power Liftgate Control Module and cause a high resistance short circuit in the module.
- The risk
- A short circuit in the liftgate control module may result in a fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the power liftgate control module and connectors for corrosion, substitute a bolt for the threaded grommet installed to seal an attachment point used in non-power liftgate vehicles and cover the power liftgate control module in a foam water shield, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R27. This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 23V-338.
Reported June 22, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V393000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V393000, 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 22, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted