NHTSA campaign 12V216000 · Manufacturer campaign M22
Jeep Recall 12V-216: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SKID PLATE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V216000 (Manufacturer campaign M22) was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on May 16, 2012, with 65,246 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Wrangler for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on July 16, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V216000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V216000 (also written 12V-216 or 12V216)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- M22
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 65,246 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE12-009 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V216000. 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.
Jeep
Jeep Wrangler
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V216000.
Defect description
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SKID PLATE, WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAN COLLECT DEBRIS.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS, THE DEBRIS CAN IGNITE WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SKID PLATE WITH A SKID BAR, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLERS RECALL NUMBER IS M22.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V216000
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.