NHTSA Campaign 18V524000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NHTSA campaign 18V524000 covers 20 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: front underhood. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 18V524000 with NHTSA on August 9, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V524000, NHTSA lists up to 12,779 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 18V524000 were scheduled from October 2, 2018, 54 days after the report.
18V524000 covers 15 models from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat and Ram, model years 2017–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V524000 covers have filed at least 3,187 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V524000 vehicles, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica has the most (394).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V524000 ranks 114 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V524000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V524000 was 18V395000, reported on June 14, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500 and Promaster, Fiat 500x, Dodge Journey, Challenger, Charger and Durango and Chrysler 300x vehicles, 2017-2018 Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehicles and 2018-2019 Jeep Cherokee and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid vehicles. The powertrain control module may be equipped with a voltage regulator chip in the circuit board that may fail, causing a stall or a no start condition.
- The risk
- A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U87.
Reported August 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V524000 (20)
Jeep (7)
Dodge (6)
Fiat (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V524000, 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 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted