NHTSA Campaign 17V435000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 17V435000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 17V435000 with NHTSA on July 10, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V435000, NHTSA lists up to 442,214 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 23, 2010 and June 26, 2013.
The 17V435000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V435000 were scheduled from February 12, 2018, 217 days after the report.
17V435000 covers 5 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2011–2014.
Owners of the model years 17V435000 covers have filed at least 4,969 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V435000 vehicles, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (837).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V435000 ranks 20 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 17V435000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V435000 was 16V739000, reported on October 13, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles have electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) and are equipped with a 5.7L or a 3.6L engine and a 160, 180 or 220 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail.
- The risk
- If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and depending on the part number, will replace the alternator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T36.
Reported July 10, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V435000 (19)
Dodge (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V435000, 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 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted