# NHTSA recall 16V545000

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: 16V545000
- Manufacturer's number: S62
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2016\-07\-20
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-13
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES
- Units potentially affected: 8581

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured August 25, 2014, to June 25, 2016, equipped with a factory\-installed optional trailer hitch package.  The trailer hitch assembly may have been attached with only a single fastener per side, not three per side as required.


## What can happen

Without the proper amount of fasteners, the trailer hitch assembly may separate from the vehicle, and any towed vehicle may no longer be properly connected, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install two additional fasteners per side, free of charge.  The recall began on October 13, 2016.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is S62.


## 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 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8581
- Reported remedied: 7388 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 89
- Reported removed: 7

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

- [2015 JEEP RENEGADE](/makes/jeep/renegade/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-25 to 2016\-06\-25.
- [2016 JEEP RENEGADE](/makes/jeep/renegade/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-25 to 2016\-06\-25.

## 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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