Alfa Romeo Stelvio (2018): Equipment
Recall 18V205000 · Mar 29, 2018 · Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
12,595
vehicles affected
12,595
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V205000
- Date
- Mar 29, 2018
- Maker
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
- Units affected
- 12,595
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Electrical
- Model years
- 2018
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | Stelvio | 2018 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V205000?
1 model: Alfa Romeo Stelvio (2018), about 12,595 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V205000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.