NHTSA campaign 11V550000 · Manufacturer campaign L39
Dodge and Fiat Recall 11V-550: BRAKE FLUID
NHTSA recall 11V550000 (Manufacturer campaign L39) was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on November 10, 2011, with 340 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Journey and Fiat 500 for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on March 1, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V550000 (also written 11V-550 or 11V550)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- L39
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 340 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Fluid
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V550000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dodge
Dodge Journey
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 24, 2011 – October 26, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Fiat
Fiat 500
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 24, 2011 – October 26, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V550000.
Defect description
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE JOURNEY AND FIAT 500 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2011. SOME VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID AND MAY EXPERIENCE A DEGRADATION OF THE SEALING COMPONENTS WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V550000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.