December 19, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V909000
Fractured Right Rear Brake Caliper Can Fail
A cracked right rear brake caliper can fail, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V909
Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Components SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Potential Number of Units Affected 1,352
Summary
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2020 Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X vehicles. The right rear brake caliper could have been fractured during the casting process.
Remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the right rear brake calipers, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler’s number for this recall is VE8.
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
NHTSA 19V-909
VE8
None of the vehicles in the recall population had been delivered to a US dealer or owner when the recall was kicked off. FCA US included them in the recall population in an abundance of caution in case one or more were delivered to a dealer prior to having the remedy completed. All US vehicles included in this recall have been remedied through inspection, and repair as needed. Because of this, no US dealers or owners are affected that must be notified. Therefore, FCA US has no notification documents to upload to the NHTSA portal for this recall.
All vehicles included in this recall have been remedied as of February 27, 2020. FCA US will report 100% completion for this recall in the next quarterly submission.
FCA US LLC
Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance
2 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| FIAT | 500X | 2020 |
| JEEP | RENEGADE | 2020 |
7 Associated Documents
Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2020-1
RCLQRT-19V909-5185.PDF 211.138KB
RCLQRT-19V909-5185
Recall 573 Report
RCLRPT-19V909-9547.PDF 215.267KB
RCLRPT-19V909-9547
Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1
RCLRPT-19V909-5178.PDF 215.267KB
RCLRPT-19V909-5178
Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2020-2
RCLQRT-19V909-6929.PDF 211.235KB
RCLQRT-19V909-6929
Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-19V909-8907.pdf 32.172KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-19V909-6471.PDF 214.429KB
RCLRPT-19V909-6471
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-19V909-6018.pdf 244.188KB
RCAK-19V909-6018
Latest Recalls Documents
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V909&docType=RCL
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