Dodge Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine

Dodge is recalling about 145,379 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If the displaced engine cover contacts the exhaust manifold, there would be an increased risk of a vehicle fire.

Campaign
15V431000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
7 July 2015
Vehicles
145,379
Built between
Jul 2010 – May 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 October 2015
Repaired
69%
Unrepaired
39,480

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2010 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2015 Dodge JourneyBuilt July 2010 to May 2015

Repair progress

39,480 of 145,379 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.

69% repaired — 99,907 of 145,379 reported

Owners not reachable
5,956
Scrapped or exported
36

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Dodge Journey vehicles manufactured July 19, 2010, to May 26, 2015 and equipped with 2.4L engines. In the affected vehicles, the engine cover may detach from the engine and contact the exhaust manifold.

What could happen

If the displaced engine cover contacts the exhaust manifold, there would be an increased risk of a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install an improved mounting system for the engine cover, free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2010 to May 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 July 2015
  3. Owners notified15 October 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 69% repaired

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 7 July 2015.

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 customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R32.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R32
Recalling manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US 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

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.

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.

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