Chrysler Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Chrysler is recalling about 119,072 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
12V197000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Reported
2 May 2012
Vehicles
119,072
Built between
May 2010 – Dec 2011
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 May 2012
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2010 and December 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2012 Chrysler 300Built May 2010 to December 2011
  • 2011-2012 Dodge ChargerBuilt May 2010 to December 2011

What the defect is

Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 300 and dodge charger vehicles. These vehicles may lose abs/esc system function due to an overheated power distribution center.

What could happen

This could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUSE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2012.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2010 to December 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 2012
  3. Owners notified18 May 2012

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 May 2012.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
M10
Recalling manufacturer
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Chrysler’s recall number is M10.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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand