Safety Recall V31 / NHTSA 19V-248 Passenger Seat Fasteners – 2019 Jeep Cherokee

March 28, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V248000

Passenger Seat Mounting Bolts may be Loose

In the event of a crash, the seat may move, increasing the risk of injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V248

Manufacturer ChryslereBay logo (FCA US LLC)

Components SEATS

Potential Number of Units Affected 253

 

Summary

ChryslereBay logo (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2019 JeepeBay logo Cherokee vehicles. The front passenger seat mounting bolts may be loose.

 

Remedy

ChryslereBay logo has notified owners, and dealers will tighten the mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began April 11, 2019. Owners may contact FCA US customer service at 1-800-853-1403. ChryslereBay logo’s number for this recall is V31.

 

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.

 

Check if your Vehicle has a Recall

 


April 2019

Dealer Service Instructions for:

Safety Recall V31 / NHTSA 19V-248 Passenger Seat Fasteners

 

Remedy Available

2019(KL)JeepeBay logo Cherokee

 

NOTE:  This recall applies only to the above vehicles.

NOTE:  Some vehicles above may have been identified as not involved in this recall and therefore have been excluded from this recall.

IMPORTANT:  Some of the involved vehicles may be in dealer new vehicle inventory.  Federal law requires you to complete this recall service on these vehicles before retail delivery.  Dealers should also consider this requirement to apply to used vehicle inventory and should perform this recall on vehicles in for service.  Involved vehicles can be determined by using the VIP inquiry process.

 

Subject

The passenger front seat fasteners on about 250 of the above vehicles may not be fully tightened to the specified torque. An occupant may notice a loose or rattling passenger seat.  If the fastener is not tightened to the specified torque, it could increase the risk of passenger injury in an accident.

 

Repair

Inspect the front passenger seat mounting fasteners for correct torque and repair if needed.

 

Parts Information

Due to the small number of involved vehicles expected to require seat bolts, no parts will be distributed initially.  Seat bolts should be ordered only after inspection determines that seat bolts are required.  Very few vehicles are expected to require seat bolts.

DescriptionPart Number
Bolt, Seat Mounting (one kit per repair) (MSQ of 4)06511652AA

 

Parts Return

No parts return required for this campaign.

 

Special Tools

No special tools are required to perform this service procedure.

 

Service Procedure

 

NOTE: The bolts may be a Mortorq® bolt and require a Mortorq® tool bit for removal and installation. 

 

  1. Move the passenger front seat to the full rearward position.
  2. Using a torque wrench inspect the front passenger seat bolts for 39 N·m (29 ft. lbs.). Both bolts must achieve the     required torque without rotating (Figure 1).
  • If both bolts achieved 39 N·m (29 ft. lbs.) without rotating, return the vehicle to the customer.
  • If either bolt was not tightened to at least 39 N·m (29 ft. lbs.) continue to Step 3.
Figure 1 – Check Front Seat Bolt Torque

Figure 1 – Check Front Seat Bolt Torque

 

  1. Remove and DISCARD the two front seat bolts (Figure 1).
  2. Move the passenger front seat to the full forward position.
  3. Remove the rear inboard seat bolt cover (Figure 2).
  4. Remove and DISCARD the two rear seat bolts (Figure 2).
Figure 2 – Rear Seat Bolt Locations

Figure 2 – Rear Seat Bolt Locations

 

  1. Hand start four NEW seat bolts.
  2. Move the passenger front seat to the full rearward position.
  3. Tighten the front seat bolts to 39 N·m (29 ft. lbs.) in the following sequence.

a. Front inboard (Figure 1).

b. Front outboard (Figure 1).

  1. Move the passenger front seat to the full forward position.
  2. Tighten the rear seat bolts to 39 N·m (29 ft. lbs.) in the following sequence.

a. Rear inboard (Figure 2).

b. Rear outboard (Figure 2).

  1. Install the rear inboard seat bolt cover.
  2. Move the passenger seat to its original position.
  3. Return the vehicle to the customer.


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
JEEPeBay logoCHEROKEE2019

 


9 Associated Documents

ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-19V248-7629.pdf 518.674KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – 04/04/2019 New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – V31

RCMN-19V248-0409.pdf 101.51KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-19V248-6549.pdf 923.537KB

 


Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V248-3650.PDF 213.892KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V248-2107.pdf 244.946KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-3

RCLQRT-19V248-2580.PDF 211.238KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-2

RCLQRT-19V248-9489.PDF 211.142KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2019-4

RCLQRT-19V248-1778.PDF 211.324KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-19V248-1456.pdf 137.161KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V248&docType=RCL

 


 

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