NHTSA Campaign 17V741000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA campaign 17V741000 covers 5 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 17V741000 with NHTSA on November 21, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V741000, NHTSA lists up to 17,116 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 2, 2014 and February 14, 2014.
The 17V741000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V741000 were scheduled from December 15, 2017, 24 days after the report.
17V741000 covers 5 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 17V741000 covers have filed at least 877 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V741000 vehicles, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has the most (485).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V741000 ranks 108 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 17V741000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V741000 was 17V485000, reported on August 2, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014 Dodge Challenger, Charger, Durango, Chrysler 300, and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 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.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T75.
Reported November 21, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V741000 (5)
Chrysler (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V741000, 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: November 21, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted