NHTSA Campaign 15V799000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 15V799000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V799000 with NHTSA on November 25, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V799000, NHTSA lists up to 16,106 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2014 and June 17, 2015.
The 15V799000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V799000 were scheduled from March 4, 2016, 100 days after the report.
15V799000 covers 1 model from Ram, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V799000 covers have filed at least 17 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V799000 ranks 111 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V799000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V799000 was 15V517000, reported on August 14, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ram ProMaster vans manufactured October 1, 2014, to June 17, 2015. The affected vehicles have an ignition switch that may have an intermittent loss of electrical contact.
- The risk
- An intermittent loss of contact can result in a vehicle stall and/or a partial or complete loss of the air bags, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control and/or instrument panel cluster. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch contact holder block, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R64.
Reported November 25, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V799000 (1)
Ram (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V799000, 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: November 25, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted