Jeep Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine

Jeep is recalling about 357 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If the oil pump fails, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V670000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
24 October 2017
Vehicles
357
Built between
Sep 2017 – Sep 2017
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 December 2017
Repaired
92%
Unrepaired
26

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2017 and September 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Jeep CherokeeBuilt September 2017 to September 2017
  • 2018 Jeep CompassBuilt September 2017 to September 2017

Repair progress

26 of 357 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2019.

92% repaired — 328 of 357 reported

Owners not reachable
2
Scrapped or exported
1

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 2018 Jeep Cherokee and Compass vehicles equipped with 2.4L engines. The engines may have a cracked oil pump housing that can result in oil pump failure.

What could happen

If the oil pump fails, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the oil pump, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 5, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2017 to September 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 October 2017
  3. Owners notified5 December 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2019 — 92% 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 24 October 2017.

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 T65.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
T65
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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