Jeep Seats: Mid/Rear Assembly

Jeep is recalling about 106 vehicles over a problem with the seats. If the floor pan strength is reduced and/or the rear seat mount becomes loose, the rear seat may detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
18V231000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
12 April 2018
Vehicles
106
Built between
Oct 2017 – Oct 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 September 2018
Repaired
78%
Unrepaired
20

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2018 Jeep WranglerBuilt October 2017 to October 2017

Repair progress

20 of 106 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.

78% repaired — 83 of 106 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 Wrangler vehicles. The rear under body ladder rail may corrode, possibly reducing the strength of the rear floor pan and causing the left rear seat mount to become loose.

What could happen

If the floor pan strength is reduced and/or the rear seat mount becomes loose, the rear seat may detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, coat the interior and exterior of the driver's side rear underbody ladder rail with three-part rust protection. The recall began September 11, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2017 to October 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 April 2018
  3. Owners notified11 September 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 78% 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 12 April 2018.

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 U27.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
U27
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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