NHTSA Campaign 15V826000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
NHTSA campaign 15V826000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V826000 with NHTSA on December 9, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V826000, NHTSA lists up to 32,784 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 18, 2015 and September 10, 2015.
The 15V826000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V826000 were scheduled from February 1, 2016, 54 days after the report.
15V826000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2015–2016.
Owners of the model years 15V826000 covers have filed at least 625 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V826000 vehicles, the 2015 Jeep Cherokee has the most (327).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V826000 ranks 86 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V826000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V826000 was 15V799000, reported on November 25, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 18, 2015, to September 10, 2015 and equipped with the power liftgate option. In the affected vehicles, water may leak into the Power Liftgate Control Module and result in a high resistance short circuit.
- The risk
- A short circuit in the module increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the module and connectors for corrosion, replacing the damaged components as necessary. The mastic shield will be removed and the module will be covered with a water shield. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R67. This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 23V-338.
Reported December 9, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V826000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V826000, 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: December 9, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted