# 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

## 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  This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 23V\-338.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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 JEEP CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/cherokee/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-18 to 2015\-09\-10.
- [2016 JEEP CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/cherokee/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-18 to 2015\-09\-10.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [9100226](/bulletins/10244348.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [2101015](/bulletins/10229184.md), 2023-01-09, Service bulletin
- [9004386](/bulletins/10221228.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [0803916](/bulletins/10215081.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [08\-039\-16 REV.A](/bulletins/10080160.md), 2016-09-15, 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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