Safety Recall VE8 – Rear Brake Caliper – 2020 Jeep Renegade & Fiat 500X

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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

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Recall 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V909-9547.PDF 215.267KB

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Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1

RCLRPT-19V909-5178.PDF 215.267KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2020-2

RCLQRT-19V909-6929.PDF 211.235KB

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Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-19V909-8907.pdf 32.172KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V909-6471.PDF 214.429KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V909-6018.pdf 244.188KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V909&docType=RCL

 


 

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