NHTSA campaign 13V120000 · Manufacturer campaign N17
Jeep Recall 13V-120: Fuel Tank Transfer Tube may cause Stall
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V120000 (Manufacturer campaign N17) was reported by Chrysler Group LLC on April 3, 2013, with 20,799 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on July 19, 2013, 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 13V120000 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
- 13V120000 (also written 13V-120 or 13V120)
- Filed by
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- N17
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,799 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V120000. 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 Compass
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 18, 2011 – May 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Patriot
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 18, 2011 – May 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V120000.
Defect description
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2012 Jeep Patriot and Compass vehicles manufactured October 18, 2011, through May 7, 2012. Due to an incorrectly manufactured transfer tube, the transfer of fuel from the secondary side to the primary side of the fuel tank may be interrupted, causing the engine to stall.
Safety consequence
If the engine stalls while driving it may increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank transfer tube free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on May 30, 2013. Owners were notified by Chrysler on July 19, 2013, that parts are now available. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N17.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V120000
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.