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Dodge brake switches on these vehicles may malfunction, keeping the brake lights illuminated and/or allowing the vehicle to be shifted out of the park position without the brake pedal being pushed.

NHTSA campaign 18V-098 · Reported February 8, 2018 · 39,456 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Dodge Caravan and Wrangler
VEHICLES AFFECTED
39,456
REMEDY
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake switches, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) reported a problem with the brake lights switch. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The brake switches on these vehicles may malfunction, keeping the brake lights illuminated and/or allowing the vehicle to be shifted out of the PARK position without the brake pedal being pushed.

WHY IT MATTERS

Having the brake lamps continuously illuminated or being able to shift the vehicle out of PARK when the brake pedal is not pressed (and the ignition is in the RUN mode) can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake switches, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-098.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017Dodge Caravan
2017Jeep Wrangler

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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