NHTSA recall 15V826000
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 | 15V826000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R67 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Reported | 2015-12-09 |
| Owners notified | 2016-02-01 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK |
| Units potentially affected | 32784 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-07-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 32784 |
| Reported remedied | 27007 (82%) |
| Reported unreachable | 342 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
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.
What is wrong
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 18, 2015, to September 10, 2015 and equipped with the power liftgate option. In the affected vehicles, water may leak into the Power Liftgate Control Module and result in a high resistance short circuit.
What can happen
A short circuit in the module increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the module and connectors for corrosion, replacing the damaged components as necessary. The mastic shield will be removed and the module will be covered with a water shield. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R67. This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 23V-338.
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.
| 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE | Built 2015-02-18 to 2015-09-10. |
|---|---|
| 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE | Built 2015-02-18 to 2015-09-10. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 9100226 | 2023-10-30. Service bulletin. Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service Library that is causing the incorrect repair kit part number to populate. Please use the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website until this issue is resolved. |
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| 2101015 | 2023-01-09. Service bulletin. 9 Speed Tutorial Awareness This bulletin provides awareness of 9 Speed Tutorial. |
| 9004386 | 2022-09-26. Service bulletin. WIRING, Body Before replacing this harness, please contact FCA Redacted Content to see if a repair kit is available for your application. If no response in 15 minutes, proceed with repair. Please email pictures of harness defects to FCA Redacted Content |
| 0803916 | 2022-07-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin involves inspecting the wire harness and installing mastic patch. If rub through |
| 08-039-16 REV.A | 2016-09-15. Service bulletin. "TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR NO START OR STIFF STEERING THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS AND INSTALLING MASTIC PATCH. IF RUB THROUGH IS VISIBLE REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A NO START CONDITION, STIFF STEERING OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): · U0131 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. · U0100-00 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM/PCM. · P0512-00 - STARTER REQUEST CIRCUIT." |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.