# NHTSA recall 16V253000

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: 16V253000
- Manufacturer's number: S22
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2016\-04\-28
- Owners notified: 2016\-06\-20
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 6422

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2014\-2016 RAM ProMaster vehicles manufactured July 24, 2015, to February 15, 2016, and 2015\-2016 ProMaster City vehicles manufactured August 15, 2014, to February 1, 2016.  The Trailer Tow Lighting Control Module may have a software error on the affected vehicles and can prevent illumination of the trailer brake lights during brake actuation.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc. Equipment."


## What can happen

Trailer brake lights that are inoperative can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Trailer Tow Light Control Module, free of charge.  The recall began on June 20, 2016.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is S22.


## 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 8, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6422
- Reported remedied: 4729 \(73%\)
- Reported unreachable: 109
- Reported removed: 18

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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

- 2014 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2015\-07\-24 to 2016\-02\-15.
- 2015 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2015\-07\-24 to 2016\-02\-15.
- 2016 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2015\-07\-24 to 2016\-02\-15.
- [2015 RAM PROMASTER CITY](/makes/ram/promaster-city/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-15 to 2016\-02\-01.
- [2016 RAM PROMASTER CITY](/makes/ram/promaster-city/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-15 to 2016\-02\-01.

## 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
- [1803016](/bulletins/10215144.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [1800816](/bulletins/10215120.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [1800816 REV A](/bulletins/10215119.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin
- [18\-030\-16REV](/bulletins/10194277.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin
- [08\-028\-16](/bulletins/10142203.md), 2018-06-25, Service bulletin
- [21\-039\-15 REV B](/bulletins/10074985.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin
- [21\-013\-16 REV A](/bulletins/10074980.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin
- [18\-008\-16](/bulletins/10074398.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin
- [18\-008\-16 REV. A](/bulletins/10074397.md), 2016-06-22, 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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