Repair when you can Electrical system
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
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If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral. On August 29, 2016 Chrysler added the 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles to this recall.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair soon Air bags
If both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be properly calibrated and the passenger air bag may improperly deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
During service work, the affected vehicles may have had either the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) or the Seat Cushion Foam (SCF) of the front passenger seat replaced instead of the both pieces together, which make up a complete calibrated set.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.
Repair when you can Electrical system
An intermittent loss of power to electrical components could cause a vehicle to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
The affected vehicles may have a Power Distribution Center (PDC) electrical connector that may cause intermittent power failures to certain electrical components.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Repair when you can Electrical
Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
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If the shift indicator displays "Park" but the park lock does not engage, the vehicle may roll away increasing the risk of a crash.
The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park rod may become dislodged or broken. This may prevent the transmission from shifting into the Park position.
What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.
Fire risk Electrical system
Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
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 to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.
Repair soon Suspension
Damage to the tire or reduced braking increases the risk of a vehicle crash.
Due to an insufficient weld, the rear shocks may detach from the vehicle at one end and possibly damage other chassis components, the tire or result in reduced braking.
What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.