# NHTSA recall 16V300000

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: 16V300000
- Manufacturer's number: S37
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2016\-05\-16
- Owners notified: 2016\-07\-01
- Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 99

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehicles manufactured March 16, 2016, to March 17, 2016.  The nuts on the third row seatbacks were incorrectly torqued and may become loose.


## What can happen

If the third row seatback becomes loose, it may separate from the seat frame, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will re\-torque the third row seatback nuts, free of charge.  The recall began on July 1, 2016.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is S37.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-16
- Vehicles in the campaign: 99
- Reported remedied: 83 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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

- [2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-03\-16 to 2016\-03\-17.
- [2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN](/makes/dodge/grand-caravan/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-03\-16 to 2016\-03\-17.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [9100456](/bulletins/11010954.md), 2024-12-03, Service bulletin
- [2303020](/bulletins/10224077.md), 2022-10-17, Service bulletin
- [71060](/bulletins/10187665.md), 2021-03-01, Service bulletin
- [TS\-WI\-0290](/bulletins/10144752.md), 2018-09-17, 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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