NHTSA recall 12V216000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 12V216000 |
| Manufacturer's number | M22 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Reported | 2012-05-16 |
| Owners notified | 2012-07-16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 65246 |
What is wrong
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION SKID PLATE, WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAN COLLECT DEBRIS.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS, THE DEBRIS CAN IGNITE WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SKID PLATE WITH A SKID BAR, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER’S RECALL NUMBER IS M22.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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2010 JEEP WRANGLER |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE12009
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE12009 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2012-03-28, closed 2012-08-07. Skid plate debris fires. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V51 | 2022-12-19. Service bulletin. Customer Satisfaction Notification V51 Reprogram Powertrain Control Module |
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| S1121000006RevA | 2022-09-26. Service bulletin. (Revision A) No Start No Crank ? Starter Will Not Engage And There Are No Related Codes Or Concerns |
| S1121000006 Rev. | 2020-09-28. Service bulletin. (Revision A) No Start No Crank ? Starter Will Not Engage And There Are No Related Codes Or Concerns |
| V51 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. Customer Satisfaction Notification V51 Reprogram Powertrain Control Module |
| WB-D-11-25 | 2012-08-17. Service bulletin. JEEP: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENSION WARRANTY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES. *PE |
| SB-21-006-11 | 2011-09-20. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER: 2008-2010 JEEP WRANGLER. WEEPING TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES. INFORMATION ON INSTALLING NEW TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER SUPPLY AND RETURN LINE ASSEMBLY. *RM |
| CSN-J31 | 2010-08-20. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY OVERHEAT UNDER SEVERE USAGE CONDITIONS SUCH AS TRAILER TOWING, SNOW PLOWING OR EXTREME OFF ROAD DRIVING. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. MODEL WRANGLER. *PE |
| SB-21-007-09 | 2010-05-24. Service bulletin. JEEP: FLASH: TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN DEFAULT MODE AFTER AN ENGINE START WITH NO DTC. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.