NHTSA Campaign 21V797000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 21V797000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) filed the report for 21V797000 with NHTSA on October 14, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V797000, NHTSA lists up to 7,082 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V797000 were scheduled from October 28, 2021, 14 days after the report.
21V797000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2021.
Owners of the model years 21V797000 covers have filed at least 42 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V797000 ranks 107 of 177 Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 21V797000, Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) has 11 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 21V797000 was 21V728000, reported on September 21, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vehicles not equipped with automatic high beams. When the master lighting switch is set to the auto position, the high beam headlights will not activate unless the master lighting switch is first changed to the 'on" position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- Difficulty activating the headlight high beams may result in reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will reprogram the vehicles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2021. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Y66.
Reported October 14, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V797000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V797000, 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: October 14, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted