Dodge Seats

Dodge is recalling about 30,354 vehicles over a problem with the seats. If the seat strikers fail, the seat or seat belt may not adequately restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
19V759000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
24 October 2019
Vehicles
30,354
Built between
Apr 2019 – Jul 2019
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 December 2019
Repaired
89%
Unrepaired
2,968

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2019 and July 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Dodge Grand CaravanBuilt April 2019 to July 2019

Repair progress

2,968 of 30,354 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2021.

89% repaired — 27,085 of 30,354 reported

Owners not reachable
169
Scrapped or exported
132

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 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles. The welds on the outboard rear seat strikers for the second row bench and second row bucket seats may fail during a front impact crash. The front outboard seat strikers for the third row bench seats may fail in the event of a rear impact crash. In addition, the second row bench and second row bucket seats may not withstand the required loads.

What could happen

If the seat strikers fail, the seat or seat belt may not adequately restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will weld in a striker reinforcement bracket on the second and third row outboard seat strikers, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2019 to July 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 October 2019
  3. Owners notified19 December 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2021 — 89% 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 2019.

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 FCA US customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is V91.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
V91
Recalling manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Safety standard
FMVSS 207
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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