New 2022 Jeep Gladiators Recalled for Rollaways

Don’t want it rolling away here…

Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling 2022 Jeep Gladiator vehicles. The transmission parking wheel from ZF may not properly engage with the parking mechanism. An improperly crimped parking wheel could become loose and move towards the rear of the transmission housing and potentially compromise the engagement with the parking pawl. Compromised engagement of the parking wheel to the parking pawl could result in a loss of park position which may result in inadvertent vehicle movement, which could cause a vehicle crash without prior warning.

FCA US will notify dealers and begin notifying owners on or about 14 October 2022. Dealers will replace the transmission, free of charge as required by law. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 14, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA’s number for this recall is Z84. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Chronology

• On July 19, 2022, the FCA US LLC (“FCA US”) Technical Safety and Regulatory Compliance (“TSRC”) organization opened an investigation into 2022 MY Jeep Gladiator vehicles based on information from the vehicle assembly plant regarding suspect transmissions.
• During July 2022, FCA US TSRC reviewed traceability records and met with FCA US manufacturing and determined certain Jeep Gladiator vehicles may have been released from the assembly plant with suspect transmissions.
• As of August 4, 2022, FCA US has identified zero customer assistance records, zero warranty claims, and zero field reports potentially related to this issue for all markets.
• As of August 4, 2022, FCA US is not aware of any accidents or injuries potentially related to this issue for all markets.
• On August 19, 2022, FCA US determined, through the Vehicle Regulations Committee, to conduct a voluntary safety recall of the affected vehicles.
• Similar vehicles not included in the recall did not receive suspect transmissions or were repaired prior to release from plant control.