NHTSA Campaign 12V197000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Issued by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC · Reported May 2, 2012 · 119,072 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 300 AND DODGE CHARGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY LOSE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUNCTION DUE TO AN OVERHEATED POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

Consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUSE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHRYSLER 300 2011 119,072
CHRYSLER 300 2012 119,072
DODGE CHARGER 2011 119,072
DODGE CHARGER 2012 119,072

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V197000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.