NHTSA recall 11V550000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 11V550000 |
| Manufacturer's number | L39 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Reported | 2011-11-10 |
| Owners notified | 2012-03-01 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID |
| Units potentially affected | 340 |
What is wrong
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE JOURNEY AND FIAT 500 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 26, 2011. SOME VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID AND MAY EXPERIENCE A DEGRADATION OF THE SEALING COMPONENTS WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
What can happen
THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2012 DODGE JOURNEY | Built 2011-10-24 to 2011-10-26. |
|---|---|
| 2012 FIAT 500 | Built 2011-10-24 to 2011-10-26. |
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