NHTSA Campaign 17V485000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 17V485000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 17V485000 with NHTSA on August 2, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V485000, NHTSA lists up to 3,002 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2017 and July 20, 2017.
Owner notification letters for 17V485000 were scheduled from September 14, 2017, 43 days after the report.
17V485000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2017.
Owners of the model years 17V485000 covers have filed at least 149 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V485000 ranks 140 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 17V485000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V485000 was 17V435000, reported on July 10, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Jeep Renegade vehicles. Due to a software issue, multiple malfunction indicator lamps may illuminate on the instrument panel when no malfunction exists. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."
- The risk
- If the malfunction indicator lamps illuminate at incorrect times, the driver may be unaware when a true malfunction occurs, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the Instrument Panel Control software, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T50.
Reported August 2, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V485000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V485000, 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: August 2, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted