Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 4,459 model-year 2013 Dodge Challenger SXT cars to address a potential short circuit that could cause a fire and took the rare step of telling owners to stop driving the affected cars. The recall affects only 2013 Challengers built with V-6 engines during an eight-week period ended Jan. 24, 2013, Chrysler said. It is extremely rare for an automaker to warn drivers to stop driving their vehicles immediately. Last summer, Ford Motor Co did that after it recalled about 11,500 model-year 2013 Escape SUVs with 1.6-liter engines due to the risk of an engine fire. Chrysler said the short circuit could cause a wire harness to overheat and possibly lead to a fire. The company said it is aware of seven such incidents, but none caused any injuries. The U.S. automaker, controlled by Italy’s Fiat SpA, said about 2,500 of the cars are in owners’ hands, while the rest are still with dealers. Of the total with owners, about 2,100 were sold in the United States, about 350 in the Middle East and the rest in Canada, a company spokesman said. Chrysler says it is trying to reach owners by phone and mail to tell them to park their cars until they can be repaired. In addition, it's telling them to make sure their cars aren't parked in garages or near other structures just in case they catch on fire. You can check you build date by looking at the sticker on the driver's door.
My wife saw this on MSNBC and started reading. Then she said it was for 2013's only. Sorry for those people, but they will get it fixed for them.
