# NHTSA recall 15V461000

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: 15V461000
- Manufacturer's number: R40
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2015\-07\-23
- Owners notified: 2015\-08\-25
- Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
- Units potentially affected: 1416903

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014\-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013\-2015 Dodge Viper vehicles.  The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third\-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.


## What can happen

Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge.  Optionally, owners may download the update to their own USB drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software\-update/ or take their vehicle to a Chrysler dealer for immediate installation.  In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, Chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network.   This measure may not have been implemented on all vehicles and does not address access by other means that will be remedied by the software update.  The recall began on August 25, 2015.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is R40.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1416832
- Reported remedied: 1397612 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2770
- Reported removed: 2117

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 CHRYSLER 200](/makes/chrysler/200/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-01\-08 to 2015\-07\-02.
- [2015 CHRYSLER 300](/makes/chrysler/300/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-24 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 DODGE CHALLENGER](/makes/dodge/challenger/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-01\-24 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 DODGE CHARGER](/makes/dodge/charger/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-01\-24 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2014 DODGE DURANGO](/makes/dodge/durango/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-01\-08 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 DODGE DURANGO](/makes/dodge/durango/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-01\-08 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2013 DODGE VIPER](/makes/dodge/viper/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-17 to 2014\-06\-25.
- [2014 DODGE VIPER](/makes/dodge/viper/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-17 to 2014\-06\-25.
- [2015 DODGE VIPER](/makes/dodge/viper/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-17 to 2014\-06\-25.
- [2014 JEEP CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/cherokee/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-01\-10 to 2015\-07\-16.
- [2015 JEEP CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/cherokee/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-01\-10 to 2015\-07\-16.
- [2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-01\-08 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-01\-08 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2013 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2014 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2013 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2014 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2013 RAM 3500](/makes/ram/3500/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2014 RAM 3500](/makes/ram/3500/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 RAM 3500](/makes/ram/3500/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2013 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2014 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2013 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2014 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.
- [2015 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-20 to 2015\-07\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [9100229](/bulletins/10248517.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin
- [Recall06A](/bulletins/10244433.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [93120](/bulletins/10243209.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [93023](/bulletins/10243208.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [9100196](/bulletins/10242717.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin
- [1804823](/bulletins/10236933.md), 2023-05-30, Service bulletin
- [2102714](/bulletins/10232011.md), 2023-02-21, Service bulletin
- [0810514](/bulletins/10231986.md), 2023-02-21, Service bulletin
- [0810414](/bulletins/10231985.md), 2023-02-21, Service bulletin
- [08\-016\-23](/bulletins/10231791.md), 2023-02-13, 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)

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