NHTSA Campaign 23V696000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
NHTSA campaign 23V696000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: warnings: external/pedestrian alert. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) filed the report for 23V696000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V696000, NHTSA lists up to 4,661 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V696000 were scheduled from November 14, 2023, 28 days after the report.
23V696000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2023–2024.
Owners of the model years 23V696000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the back over prevention, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V696000 vehicles, the 2023 Dodge Hornet has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V696000 ranks 113 of 177 Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 23V696000, Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) has 21 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 23V696000 was 23V654000, reported on September 28, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The pedestrian alert siren may be missing or disconnected and fail to alert pedestrians when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
- The risk
- Failure to alert pedestrians when backing up increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the rear pedestrian siren connection and, if necessary, secure and/or replace the connector or siren, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 14, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is B5A.
Reported October 17, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V696000 (2)
Dodge (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V696000, 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 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted