{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"16V545000","date":"2016-07-20","owner_notified":"2016-10-13","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US LLC)","component":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"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.","consequence":"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.","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.","mfr_campaign":"S62","part_number":null,"units":8581,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2018-1","period_to":"2018-1","submitted":"2018-04-17","involved":8581,"remedied":7388,"unreachable":89,"removed":7,"remedied_percent":86,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2015,"make":"JEEP","model":"RENEGADE","vehicle_id":"2015_jeep_renegade","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-08-25","built_to":"2016-06-25"},{"year":2016,"make":"JEEP","model":"RENEGADE","vehicle_id":"2016_jeep_renegade","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-08-25","built_to":"2016-06-25"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/16V545000"}