High Priority
#12V004000
Simplified
2012-01-06
Component
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
What Happened
Your vehicle's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) might not warn you when a tire is underinflated, which can happen even if the pressure is only 3 PSI lower than the recommended level.
Risk if Unfixed
If your tire is underinflated, it can overheat and blow out, leading to a crash.
Free Fix
Chrysler will reprogram your vehicle's TPMS for free to ensure it warns you when a tire is 25% below the recommended pressure. Just contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403 to schedule the service.
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Original — What Happened
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DODGE CHARGER SRT8 AND THE CHRYSLER 300 SRT8 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 17, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM" (TPMS). AS BUILT, THE TPMS DOES NOT WARN THE DRIVER WHEN A TIRE IS 25 PERCENT BELOW THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. THE RECALLED VEHICLES NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE REACHES 22 PSI RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 24 PSI.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
Original — Remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLES TPMS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.