Safety Recall U36 / NHTSA 18V-205 Water Intrusion – 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

March 29, 2018 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V205000

Water Leak at Front of Vehicle

Electrical malfunctions such as windshield wipers that may not work in the rain and lights that may not work at night increase the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V205

Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US LLC)

Components EQUIPMENT

Potential Number of Units Affected 12,595

 

Summary

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio vehicles. Water may leak into the body control module and its connectors, causing corrosion. This corrosion can cause illumination of one or more malfunction indicator lamps, a loss of windshield wiper function, a loss of exterior lighting, a loss of horn function and/or unintended turn signal activation.

 

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install additional sealing protection to prevent water from entering the body control module and its connectors. The recall began on April 25, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler’s number for this recall is U36.

 

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

 

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Revised (1) April 2018

Dealer Service Instructions for:

Safety Recall U34 / NHTSA 18V-203

Safety Recall U36 / NHTSA 18V-205

Water Intrusion

 

NOTE:  Revised Parts Information section.  Revised Step 3, Figure 17 and Figure 18 on page 18.  Revised NOTE on page 33.

Remedy Available ✔

 

2018

(GU)

Alfa Romeo Stelvio

 

NOTE:  This recall applies only to the above built from April 12, 2017 through March 19, 2018 (MDH 041200 through 031900).

 

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

For Safety Recall U34, the rear liftgate on about 12,500 of the above vehicles may experience deficiencies in the sealing and water management system in the rear liftgate applique and rear tail lamp that can result in water intrusion and subsequent corrosion in wiring connectors in the rear liftgate wiring harness and the liftgateopening switches. This corrosion may result in an unintended activation and opening of the rear liftgate door at vehicle speeds up to 3.1 MPH (5 km/h). An unintended activation and opening of the rear liftgate door may result in a loss of unrestrained cargo. Lost cargo may create a road hazard and could cause a following vehicle to crash without prior warning.

 

Subject (Continued)

For Safety Recall U36, A-pillar sheet metal joint and plenum sheet metal to the heating ventilation air condition box on about 12,500 of the above vehicles may experience sealing deficiencies which could result in water intrusion and subsequent corrosion in the body control module A-pillar connector and/or body control module component. This corrosion may result in illumination of one or more telltale lamps and/or a loss of windshield wiper function, and/or a loss of all exterior lighting, and/or loss of horn function and/or inadvertent turn signal activation.  In certain cases, a telltale may illuminate indicating an issue with the windshield wipers, auto headlights not operative and/or external lights not operative. In certain conditions, loss of windshield wiper function and/or exterior lighting may reduce driver visibility and could result in a vehicle crash without warning.

 

Repair

For Safety Recall U36, install additional sealing protection to prevent water intrusion for the body control module A-pillar connector and Body Control Module (BCM) (Section A).

For Safety Recall U34, install additional sealing protection to prevent water intrusion for the rear liftgate wiring connectors and switch (Section B).

 

Parts Information

Description	Part Number
Service Kit (See contents in table below)	CSBJU361AA
	Quantity:
Order one (1) service kit per vehicle.
The MOPAR RTV and self-vulcanizing tape shown below will be needed to perform the operating cycles shown below.

 

CSBJU361AA service kit includes the following components: 

Description	Operation	Qty
Sponge pad (use 1 per vehicle)	2	2
Double Securing Clip	3	1
BCM Protective Cover	4	1
Adhesive Cloth Tape	5	5
Adhesive Sponge Profile	5	1
Silicone Mastic	5	1
Adhesive Base for Strip	5	1
Cable Tie	5	1

 

NOTE: The following components are not supplied in the kit and must be ordered separately. 

Description	Part Number
Mopar RTV Sealant NOTE:  One tube of sealant will repair 5 vehicles. (Approximately 0.6 ounces per vehicle)	4883971AC
Self-Vulcanizing Tape, Roll NOTE:  One roll of tape will repair 36 vehicles. (Approximately 10 inches of tape per vehicle)	CSBJU362AA

 

To determine the claim reimbursement amount for sealant & tape, divide the dealer net part price by the amount of vehicles the part services and claim as NPN. 

 

Example of How to Claim Reimbursement for Sealant & Tape:

Description	Part Number to Order	Vehicles Serviced	For Claim Administration Purposes:
			Claim As	Quantity Per Vehicle	Unit Price to Claim
Sealant	4883971AC	5	00000NPN	1	Dlr Net ÷ 5
Tape	CSBJU362AA	36	00000NPN	1	Dlr. Net ÷ 36

 

Parts Return

No parts return required for this campaign.

 

Special Tools

The following special tools are required to perform this repair:

NPN	wiTECH micro pod II
NPN	Laptop Computer
NPN	wiTECH Software

 

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1 Affected Product

Vehicle

ALFA ROMEO

STELVIO

2018

 

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14 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-18V205-5209.pdf 247.538KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – 04/06/2018 New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – U36

RCMN-18V205-3018.pdf 129.899KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-18V205-1808.pdf 213.782KB

 

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ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-18V205-4218.pdf 130.082KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – May 2018

RCMN-18V205-2178.pdf 208.666KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Alfa Romeo Stelvio Recalls – Reminders on U24, U34, and U36 By Mopar on Thursday, April 26, 2018

RCMN-18V205-4211.pdf 226.282KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB – Revised (1) April 2018

RCRIT-18V205-6136.pdf 2081.197KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB – April 2018

RCRIT-18V205-1979.pdf 2068.468KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2018-3

RCLQRT-18V205-8019.PDF 211.245KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – APRIL 2018

RCMN-18V205-7041.pdf 864.84KB

 

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Renotification Representative Copy

RMISC-18V205-3776.pdf 41.798KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2018-4

RCLQRT-18V205-6774.PDF 211.339KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2019-1

RCLQRT-18V205-0851.PDF 211.443KB

 

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Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-18V205-1770.pdf 313.99KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=18V205&docType=RCL

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