NHTSA recall 19V680000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 19V680000 |
| Manufacturer's number | VA6 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Reported | 2019-09-26 |
| Owners notified | 2020-03-26 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 11463 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-07-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 11463 |
| Reported remedied | 4992 (43%) |
| Reported unreachable | 192 |
| Reported removed | 516 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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 2011-2018 Jeep Wrangler right hand drive vehicles. The driver's seat belt buckle mounting strap may fracture and separate from the seat frame.
What can happen
A separated or severed seat belt buckle strap will result in an inoperable seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
FCA US will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt buckle, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed November 19, 2019. Owners will received a second letter and the recall began March 26, 2020. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is VA6.
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.
| 2011 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
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| 2012 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
| 2013 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
| 2014 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
| 2015 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
| 2016 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
| 2017 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
| 2018 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 2010-10-13 to 2018-03-27. |
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.
Investigated as PE19008
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE19008 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2019-07-29, closed 2019-12-12. Seat belt buckle bracket failure. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 9004378 | 2023-01-17. Service bulletin. KEY, BLANK WITH TRANSMITTER Please note that after programming the new key integrated transmitter that Lock, Unlock and Remote Start will all function as expected but the Remote Start Cancel button requires a double (2x) button press versus the original single (1x) button press to cancel the remote start function and turn the vehicle off. |
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| 9004378 | 2022-10-17. Service bulletin. KEY, BLANK WITH TRANSMITTER Please note that after programming the new key integrated transmitter that Lock, Unlock and Remote Start will all function as expected but the Remote Start Cancel button requires a double (2x) button press versus the original single (1x) button press to cancel the remote start function and turn the vehicle off. |
| S1808000233RevA | 2022-09-26. Service bulletin. The Passive Entry Door Handle Does Not Unlock The Door And B25A3-00 Or B25A4-00 May Be Active |
| 9004166 | 2022-09-15. Service bulletin. DAMPER, Steering Additional service procedure steps after replacing the steering damper: Verify the correct orientation of the steering damper. With the vehicle on the ground, it is required to turn the steering wheel for five lock to lock turns ( ?Full Left ? Full Right ? Center? OR ?Full Right ? Full Left ? Center? counted as 1) at 1 rotation/sec to prime the steering damper and purge out the air. NOTE: It is important to prime the new damper by rotating the steering wheel five full lock to lock turns to purge any trapped air out. |
| 9003681 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. Restraints Information Sheet (I-Sheet) has been added to Star Parts. Print I-Sheet for technician use. |
| 9003687 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. Restraints Remove I-Sheet from packaging. Correct information sheet (I-Sheet) has been added to Star Parts. Print I-Sheet for technician use. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.