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Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 2017

Air BagsSeat BeltsService Brakes

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TAKATA RECALL A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 29,2017 MY SEATBELT LIGHT POP ON AND SHORTLY AFTER LESS THAN A WEEK OF THE SEATBELT LIGHT COMING MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BUZZING MAKING NOISE MY BREAK WAS MAKING A NOISE SO I TOOK TO AMERICAN FINANCIAL ON WINCHESTER THAT SERVICES THE CARS BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BREAK BUT NOW I REALLY HEAR THE BREAKS SCRUBBING THE ALSO ALL 4 TRIES WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AND SO NOW I'M DEALING WITH MY TRACKING LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE I HAVE HAD THE WORST TIME WITH THIS 2015 WITH 42125 MILAGE AND I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING ON HERE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAVE A PRINTOUT THAT SHOW THAT THIS SAME SEAT BELT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY 7/2016 AND OTHER THINGS WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY I REALLY NEED SOME ASSISTANT WITH WHAT I HAVE GOING ON BECAUSE I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE ALL THESE ISSUE ON THIS CAR ALREADY

NHTSA ODI #11052415

78,000 miles · Sep 27, 2017

Air BagsSeat BeltsCrashInjury

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE. A BYSTANDER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THEY MAY HAVE EITHER BLACKED OUT OR FALLEN ASLEEP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE, ARMS, BACK, AND CHEST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. SPOKE W/ OWNER/DRIVER OF VEHICLE. CONCERN IS WITH DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN THIS IMPACT. SIDE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AFTER IMPACT INTO DITCH AND NOT BEFORE AS STATED ABOVE.PCO ..UPDATED 09/28/17 *BF .. .UPDATED 10/04/17 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*JS VIN NOT AVAILABLE UPDATED 07/23/18*JB

NHTSA ODI #11030205

67,000 miles · Apr 18, 2017

Electrical SystemSeat BeltsSteering

RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SURGE ISSUE PERFORMED ON 4/6/2017; SINCE THEN MY AIR BAG ICON AND BELL GOES OFF AND ON AND POWER STEERING ICON POPS ON DASH. ON 4/18/2017, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND POWER STEERING ICON CAME ON AND DASH READ "POWER STEERING NOT INACTIVE". PULLED THE CAR OVER SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED ICON WAS GONE CAR DRO…

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NHTSA ODI #10979109

30,000 miles · Dec 21, 2016

Seat BeltsCrashInjury

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PASSENGER CLAIMED TO BE BUCKLED IN WHEN VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER AT A 90 DEGREE RIGHT ANGLE. THE IMPACT WAS AT LOW SPEED AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. PASSENGER CLAIMED HE WAS BENDING OVER TEXTING AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT AND THAT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE IMPACT WAS RIGHT FRONT OF THE CHRYSLER 200 INTO THE LEFT FRONT OF A 2005 HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI WAS STOPPED, CHRYSLER WAS ON THE BRAKES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO CHRYSLER ~ $1,000, DAMAGE TO HYUNDAI ~ $2,500. PASSENGER SOUGHT EMERGENCY ROOM HELP POST ACCIDENT WITH HEAD INJURY.

NHTSA ODI #10936637

Mileage unknown · Nov 11, 2016

Air BagsSeat BeltsCrash

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A 3CAR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY 10-10-16 THURSDAY WHERE I WAS THE MIDDLE CAR ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT TO STOP. I'M NOT SURE IF MY VEH WAS COMPLETELY AT A STAND STILL OF IT I WAS STILL IN MOTION AT ABOUT 3MPH OR LESS BUT ANOTHER CAR RAN INTO ME FORCING ME INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. ALTHOUGH MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I COULD SMELL RUBBER, AND THE ICON ON MY DASH SHOWS THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT- BUT THEY DID NOT. I DIDNT REALISE THE MY CAR ASSUMED THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT UNTIL I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE AWAY AND THE SEATBELT WAS AND STILL IS LOCKED AS IF IM NOT SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVING BECAUSE MY CAR BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS ARE OUT AT THIS TIME AND IM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AND THEY ARE NOT WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A FAULTY PARTS ISSUE GOING ON WITH MY CAR.I HAVE CONTACTED MY MANUFACTURER BUT HAVE HEARD NOTANYTHING SO FAR EXCEPT IT WAS MOVED UP TO THEIR LEGAL DEPT.

NHTSA ODI #10925517

6,100 miles · Mar 9, 2016

Seat Belts

SEAT BELT CAN NOT BE PROPERLY BUCKLED WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSTALLED IN BACK SEAT. SEAT BELT GETS COVERED BY CHILD SAFETY SEAT DUE TO CONTOURS OF THE SEAT.

NHTSA ODI #10845734

Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 2015

Power TrainSeat Belts

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. A BYSTANDER HIT THE SEAT BELT BUTTON WITH HIS FIST TO UNLATCH THE SEATBELT. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGERS OPENED THE DOORS AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE DOORS WERE STILL OPENED, THE LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED. THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PDC AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10808432

10,600 miles · May 11, 2015

Seat Belts

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE SEAT BELT CONTINUED TO RETRACT AROUND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. THE CONTACT HAD TO FRACTURE THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR …

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NHTSA ODI #10715773

Official recalls

18V332000 · Electrical System:software; Electrical System:wiring; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 17, 2018

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.

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Electrical System:software

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.

Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Electrical System:wiring

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

16V529000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Jul 12, 2016

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral. On August 29, 2016 Chrysler added the 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles to this recall.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S55.

16V114000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification; Seats

Feb 26, 2016

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to August 3, 2015. During service work, the affected vehicles may have had either the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) or the Seat Cushion Foam (SCF) of the front passenger seat replaced instead of the both pieces together, which make up a complete calibrated set.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be properly calibrated and the passenger air bag may improperly deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a new OCM-SCF seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S09.

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Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification

Consequence: If both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be properly calibrated and the passenger air bag may improperly deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a new OCM-SCF seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S09.

Seats

15V470000 · Electrical System

Jul 28, 2015

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured January 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The affected vehicles may have a Power Distribution Center (PDC) electrical connector that may cause intermittent power failures to certain electrical components.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An intermittent loss of power to electrical components could cause a vehicle to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the C4 connector using a 12 wire split kit for 3.6L engines, or replace the transmission wiring harness for 2.4L engines, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R24.

15V461000 · Equipment:electrical:radio/tape Deck/cd Etc.

Jul 23, 2015

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own USB drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ or take their vehicle to a Chrysler dealer for immediate installation. In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, Chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network. This measure may not have been implemented on all vehicles and does not address access by other means that will be remedied by the software update. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R40.

15V090000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Feb 13, 2015

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission. The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park rod may become dislodged or broken. This may prevent the transmission from shifting into the Park position.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the shift indicator displays "Park" but the park lock does not engage, the vehicle may roll away increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers inspect the transmission. Any transmission found with contamination or a park rod will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R08.

14V480000 · Electrical System:wiring

Aug 5, 2014

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to June 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been built with a driver side door wiring harness of an insufficient wire gauge, resulting in excessive heat which may melt the wiring insulation.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P43.

14V392000 · Suspension:rear:shock Absorber

Jul 2, 2014

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jeep Cherokee and Ram 1500 and 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles. Due to an insufficient weld, the rear shocks may detach from the vehicle at one end and possibly damage other chassis components, the tire or result in reduced braking.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Damage to the tire or reduced braking increases the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear shocks and replace any affected ones, free of charge. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P37.

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NHTSA investigations

RQ15004 · Software Security Vulnerability

Opened Jul 24, 2015 · Closed Jan 5, 2016

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:software

On July 23, 2015, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) launched Safety Recall 15V-461 to remedy security vulnerabilities in approximately 1.4 million model year (MY) 2013 through 2015 vehicles equipped with Uconnect head units (HU) 8.4A (RA3 radio) and 8.4AN (RA4 radio) manufactured by Harman International.On July 24, 2015, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query, RQ 15-004, to investigate HU security vulnerabilities and remedy effectiveness in the recalled population and to determine whether similar units have been supplied for use in other FCA vehicles.In an August 11, 2015 letter, FCA submitted a second Part 573 safety recall report expanding the scope of the Uconnect RA4 model radio to include additional 7,810 MY 2015 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured from September 18, 2014 through June 25, 2015 (Recall 15V-508).Scope analysis indicated that Uconnect radios installed in FCA vehicles not included in recalls 15V-461 or 15V-508 (subject recalls) are not equipped with built-in cellular access or short range wireless communication features and, thus, do not contain the security vulnerabilities addressed by the subject recalls. SUBJECT VEHICLES: MY2014 through 2015 Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicles; MY2013 through 2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500 and 4500/5500 pickup trucks; MY2013 through 2015 Dodge Viper vehicles; and MY2015 Chrysler 200, 300, Jeep Renegade, Dodge Charger and Challenger vehicles.According to FCA, long and short range wireless vulnerabilities identified in the recalled vehicles could allow unauthorized third-party access to, and manipulation of, networked vehicle control systems.Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities, coupled with reverse engineering of networked microprocessor control modules, could result in unauthorized manipulation of vehicle control systems. This unauthorized manipulation of vehicle controls and systems could expose the driver, vehicle occupants or other highway users to an increased risk of injury.FCA and its network provider, Sprint, conducted a nationwide campaign to block access to a radio communications port that was unintentionally left open.On July 27, 2015, short range wireless vulnerabilities were also blocked.Finally, third party security evaluation and regression testing identified vulnerabilities that were either remedied by Sprint or through updates to the FCA Uconnect software.ODI identified a total of 30 complaints or field reports on unique vehicles submitted by FCA (29) or received by NHTSA (1) alleging incidents of theft from a vehicle or anomalous performance that the owner alleged were caused by, or may have been caused by, remote hacking.Twenty-six (87%) of these reports were submitted after a magazine article was published on July 21, 2015, describing the remote hacking of an FCA vehicle by researchers who were able to affect the operation of various vehicle control systems, including the service brakes, steering, throttle and ignition.Most of the complaints involved vehicle systems that were not safety critical (e.g., complaints related to radio, navigation system, or air-conditioning control) and did not affect vehicle control.Three complaints reported engine stalls.One owner reported sudden unintended acceleration allegedly related to hacking.None of the complaints or field reports reviewed involved the steering and braking vehicle control effects demonstrated by the research hackers prior to the recall.There were no confirmed incidents of hacking in any of the records reviewed by ODI.The remedies completed by Sprint and FCA appear to have eliminated vulnerabilities that mi