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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

99 crash reports24 fire reports50 injury reports

What owners actually said

1,987 reports

122,000 miles · Jul 23, 2020

Electrical System

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEYFOB FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT RADIO DISPLAY UNIT WAS ALSO INOPERABLE CAUSING THE RADIO, BACK-UP CAMERA, AND SPEAKERS TO NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SPARK COMING FROM THE SPEAKER WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY BRANDT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1660 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058, (504) 356-7062). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIO DISPLAY UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

NHTSA ODI #11341078

58,600 miles · Jul 23, 2020

Electrical System

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT POPPED ON

NHTSA ODI #11341062

77,000 miles · Jul 20, 2020

EngineFire

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE FRONT END UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED HER HUSBAND, THE CONTACT HUSBAND NOTICED THAT WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD, THE WATER HOSE WAS DETACHED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO RECONNECT THE HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #11340346

91,701 miles · Jul 15, 2020

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

SERVICE TRANS STOP SAFETY SHUT OFF ENGINE TO ENGINE PARK IS ON THE DASH READING.

NHTSA ODI #11339566

60,000 miles · Jul 14, 2020

Electrical SystemEngineService BrakesCrash

TAKES TOO LONG FOR THE BRAKES TO RECOGNIZE THEY PUT US ON A BREAK THEN IT INCREASES SPEAK BEFORE IT BRAKES

NHTSA ODI #11339248

Mileage unknown · Jul 12, 2020

Unknown Or OtherCrashInjury

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CHRYSLER DEALERS IN 2 STATES SINCE 2016 REFUSE TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE PROPERLY OR FIX LITERALLY ALL THESE SYMPTOMS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I DATED A MAFIA CAR GUYS WIFE AND THEY RETALIATED OVER THIS AND MY MANY OVERSITE COMPLAINTS: KELLEY BLUE BOOK 2015 CHRYSLER 200 RECALLS NEAR MELBOURNE, FL 32901 2015 CHRYSLER 200 200C SEDAN 4D MILEAGE: 64,578CHECK WARRANTY COVERAGE WE FOUND 8 RECALLS RECALLS DON'T AFFECT EVERY VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. YOU'LL NEED YOUR CAR'S 17-DIGIT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) OR LICENSE PLATE TO KNOW FOR SURE. EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL: RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 15V461000 REPORT DATE: JUL 22, 2015 VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1416903 CONSEQUENCE: EXPLOITATION OF THE SOFTWARE VULNERABILITY MAY RESULT IN UNAUTHORIZED REMOTE MODIFICATION AND CONTROL OF CERTAIN VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: 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. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR THE FULL LIST. I HAVE HANDCARTS OF FILES AND INACTION FROM ALL OVERSITE AGENCIES. THERE IS MASS CORRUPTION.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI #11338880

92,700 miles · Jul 10, 2020

Electrical SystemEngineSteering

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I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS.....IT HAS NOW STARTED TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC..WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND UPON TAKEOFF FROM SIGNAL LIGHTS..THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT AND AT ONE OCCASION THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON...YOU CAN RESTART IT AND IT WILL RUN BUT FOR HOW LONG BEFORE IT DIES ALTOGETHER? I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE...IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED IN A RECALL....NOT THIS VIN NUMBER, BUT I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND MINE IS NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT...AND ALL THE COMPLAINTS ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME....MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY ARE AT STAKE EACH TIME I GET IN THIS CAR...WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED?

NHTSA ODI #11338707

Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 2020

Electrical System

INTERMITENT POWER LOSS IN RADIO AND DASHBOARD

NHTSA ODI #11338529

54,000 miles · Jul 5, 2020

EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

WHILE MY CAR IS DRIVING. THE AWD AND TRACTION CONTROL BECOME UNAVAILABLE, AND MY CAR STOPS HAVING THE ABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. IT WILL GO INTO N OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER I'LL TRY TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WILL SHIFT INTO EVERY OTHER GEAR BUT PARK.

NHTSA ODI #11337575

Mileage unknown · Jun 30, 2020

Air BagsVehicle Speed Control

MY CAR TRIES TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT RANDOMLY LOSES POWER. DOES FINE ON HIGHWAYS SO FAR. IT ONLY HAS ISSUES WHEN IT INVOLVED GEARS SHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE LIKE THE DEALERSHIP SHOP SAID. IT WAS A WAITING ISSUE. LIKELY ASSOCIAT…

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NHTSA ODI #11331775

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.

Additional source detail variants (3)

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.

Additional source detail variants (2)

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