# NHTSA recall 12V216000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2010/recalls.md)

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V216000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V216000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [V51](/bulletins/10228020.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006RevA](/bulletins/10221831.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006 Rev.](/bulletins/10180221.md), 2020-09-28, Service bulletin
- [V51](/bulletins/10170368.md), 2020-01-21, Service bulletin
- [WB\-D\-11\-25](/bulletins/10045081.md), 2012-08-17, Service bulletin
- [SB\-21\-006\-11](/bulletins/10041077.md), 2011-09-20, Service bulletin
- [CSN\-J31](/bulletins/10033531.md), 2010-08-20, Service bulletin
- [SB\-21\-007\-09](/bulletins/10032789.md), 2010-05-24, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V216000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V216000)

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