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NHTSA Campaign Number

13V175000

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

Reported to NHTSA: July 5, 2013

Defect Description

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.

Safety Consequence

If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.

What This Recall Page Shows

This page summarizes a single NHTSA recall campaign, including the defect description, safety consequence, and manufacturer's remedy. The affected vehicles listed below are the make/model/year combinations tracked in our database — this is not a VIN-specific result. To check whether your individual vehicle is covered by this recall, enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Click any vehicle below to view its full safety profile.

Affected Vehicles (11)

YearMakeModel
2006JeepCommander
2007JeepCommander
2008JeepCommander
2009JeepCommander
2010JeepCommander
2005JeepGrand Cherokee
2006JeepGrand Cherokee
2007JeepGrand Cherokee
2008JeepGrand Cherokee
2009JeepGrand Cherokee
2010JeepGrand Cherokee

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Affected Models

Jeep CommanderJeep Grand Cherokee

Affected Years

201020092008200720062005

This recall information is from NHTSA campaign 13V175000. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA. Contact your dealer or call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.