NHTSA Campaign 17V433000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 17V433000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 17V433000 with NHTSA on July 7, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V433000, NHTSA lists up to 12,989 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 17, 2016 and April 28, 2017.
The 17V433000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V433000 were scheduled from August 22, 2017, 46 days after the report.
17V433000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V433000 ranks 113 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 17V433000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 12 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 17V433000 was 17V273000, reported on April 25, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Compass vehicles. The affected vehicles have User's Guides that contain incorrect information regarding the jump start procedure, specifically, the polarity of the battery terminals are reversed in the battery terminal graphic.
- The risk
- If a customer follows the User's Guide, they may hook up the battery jumper cables incorrectly, increasing their risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners and will replace the User's Guides with a corrected version, free of charge. The recall began August 22, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T46.
Reported July 7, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V433000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V433000, 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 7, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted