NHTSA Campaign 16V529000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 16V529000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 16V529000 with NHTSA on July 12, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V529000, NHTSA lists up to 329,540 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 29, 2014 and July 29, 2015.
The 16V529000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V529000 were scheduled from November 2, 2016, 113 days after the report.
16V529000 covers 5 models from Chrysler, Jeep, Ram and Fiat, model years 2014–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V529000 covers have filed at least 3,404 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V529000 vehicles, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee has the most (1,471).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V529000 ranks 29 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V529000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 41 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V529000 was 16V495000, reported on July 1, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral. On August 29, 2016 Chrysler added the 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles to this recall.
- The risk
- If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S55.
Reported July 12, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V529000 (6)
Chrysler (1)
Ram (1)
Fiat (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V529000, 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: July 12, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted