NHTSA Campaign 16V240000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 16V240000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 16V240000 with NHTSA on April 25, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V240000, NHTSA lists up to 811,290 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 15, 2011 and November 27, 2014.
The 16V240000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V240000 were scheduled from June 24, 2016, 60 days after the report.
16V240000 covers 3 models from Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2012–2015.
Owners of the model years 16V240000 covers have filed at least 1,208 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V240000 vehicles, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (475).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V240000 ranks 13 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V240000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 41 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V240000 was 16V202000, reported on April 11, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles manufactured February 15, 2011, to November 27, 2014, and 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured July 16, 2012, to December 22, 2015. The affected vehicles, equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a monostable gear selector, may not adequately warn the driver when driver's door is opened and the vehicle is not in PARK, allowing them to exit the vehicle while the vehicle is still in gear.
- The risk
- Drivers thinking that their vehicle's transmission is in the PARK position may be struck by the vehicle and injured if they attempt to get out of the vehicle while the engine is running and the parking brake is not engaged.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software to mitigate the risk of vehicle rollaway, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S27. Note: On October 19, 2016 Chrysler identified some previously repaired vehicles did not receive the complete software updates. Chrysler will renotify the affected owners, and dealers will update the software again.
Reported April 25, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V240000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V240000, 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: April 25, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted