Chrysler 200 (2015): Electrical system
Recall 14V480000 · Aug 5, 2014 · Chrysler Group LLC
8
vehicles affected
8
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V480000
- Date
- Aug 5, 2014
- Maker
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Units affected
- 8
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to June 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been built with a driver side door wiring harness of an insufficient wire gauge, resulting in excessive heat which may melt the wiring insulation.
What can happen
Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P43.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V480000?
1 model: Chrysler 200 (2015), about 8 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V480000?
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P43.
What can happen?
Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
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.