# NHTSA recall 15V542000

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: 15V542000
- Manufacturer's number: R42
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2015\-08\-25
- Owners notified: 2016\-01\-15
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 23564

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2015 Dodge Dart vehicles manufactured February 24, 2012, to June 16, 2015.  The affected vehicles may experience failure of the transmission control module \(TCM\), causing the transmission to unexpectedly shift into neutral.


## What can happen

If the transmission shifts into neutral, it can cause loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the TCM and bracket, free of charge. Chrysler issued an interim notification to owners on October 14, 2015. The recall began on January 15, 2016.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is R42.


## 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 6, for 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 23564
- Reported remedied: 19587 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 561
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, 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

- 2012 DODGE DART. Built 2012\-02\-24 to 2015\-06\-16.
- [2014 DODGE DART](/makes/dodge/dart/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-24 to 2015\-06\-16.
- [2015 DODGE DART](/makes/dodge/dart/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-24 to 2015\-06\-16.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [S2325000007](/bulletins/10248564.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin
- [S2325000007](/bulletins/10244403.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [1806614](/bulletins/10232003.md), 2023-02-21, Service bulletin
- [18\-006\-15](/bulletins/10221539.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [0600116](/bulletins/10218018.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin
- [1800915 REV G](/bulletins/10215121.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [1800615 REV H](/bulletins/10215117.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [1800516](/bulletins/10215116.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [0600116](/bulletins/10215052.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [9004509](/bulletins/10212248.md), 2022-05-31, 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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