10 Grand Cherokees and two Promaster vans were identified as potentially suffering from faults first noticed over a year ago
April 30, 2024 at 12:00
- Jeep recalls 10 Grand Cherokees over fault that prevents rear camera image from displaying
- Two Ram Promasters recalled to tighten a loose groundnut on the ABS module
- All affected vehicles have already been fixed, Stellantis says
The last thing Stellantis service centers need is another recall. They’re already dealing with biggies like the more than 300,000 Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s that need to have their airbags replaced. So they’ll be relieved to hear that the 3 new recalls affect only 12 Ram and Jeep vehicles.
Eight examples of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, comprising five regular 2022-23 Chezzas and three long ones from 2023-24, were identified as potentially being unable to display the image from their rearview cameras, which isn’t only inconvenient, but illegal from a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) standpoint.
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The problem was traced to a coaxial cable that wasn’t properly connected, leading to issues with the screen receiving and showing the image. Stellantis announced a second Grand Cherokee recall closely related to that one: to fix an improperly fastened rearview camera connection at the Display Screen Module (“DSM”) which may prevent the camera signal from passing through to the media screen.
That one affects just two individual SUVs, one standard-length Grand, and one L, and as with the first fault, the issue came to light back in January 2023, but it’s only now resulted in a recall.
And finally, to share some of that recall fun around, and stop Jeep from feeling like it’s the only Stellantis brand that gets things wrong, Ram gets in on the action with an announcement about a problem on the Promaster. Some vans produced for the 2021 model year were discovered to have a loose ground wire for the ABS module, which could result in the ESC stability system not working.
The simple fix to the Fiat Ducato-based delivery brick involves nothing more complicated than tightening the ground nut. That has, in fact, already been done to the two affected Rams, and all of the Cherokees have had their fixes completed too, meaning this recall announcement is just a formality. But don’t be disheartened. There’ll be another one along any day now.
