NHTSA Campaign 16V043000
STRUCTURE
NHTSA campaign 16V043000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 16V043000 with NHTSA on January 28, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V043000, NHTSA lists up to 441,578 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 23, 2010 and January 7, 2016.
The 16V043000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V043000 were scheduled from March 21, 2016, 53 days after the report.
16V043000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2011–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V043000 covers have filed at least 53 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V043000 vehicles, the 2016 Dodge Charger has the most (53).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V043000 ranks 21 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V043000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 7 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 16V043000 was 15V393000, reported on June 22, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FCA US LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured August 23, 2010, to January 7, 2016. When an affected vehicle is lifted using the supplied tire jack without chocking the wheels, the vehicle's body-side sill may give causing the tire jack to fail and the car to fall.
- The risk
- A car that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will provide owners with wheel chocks and instructions for their use, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S03.
Reported January 28, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V043000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V043000, 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: January 28, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted