NHTSA Campaign 15V879000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 15V879000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V879000 with NHTSA on December 28, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V879000, NHTSA lists up to 389,252 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 3, 2009 and September 1, 2012.
The 15V879000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V879000 were scheduled from July 28, 2016, 213 days after the report.
15V879000 covers 2 models from Dodge and Jeep, model years 2011–2013.
Owners of the model years 15V879000 covers have filed at least 3,144 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V879000 vehicles, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (837).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V879000 ranks 23 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V879000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V879000 was 15V826000, reported on December 9, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured December 3, 2009, to September 1, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after having been remedied for a prior recall for the vanity lamp wiring. This recall is also addressing certain vehicles that have not been remedied under that prior recall.
- The risk
- The vanity lamp wiring may short, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealer will install clearance for sun visor wiring, protection from sharp edges, and replace the sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R71.
Reported December 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V879000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V879000, 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 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted