Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) Recalls
Check open Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) recall lookups work
When you enter a Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 18V280000
Power train: automatic transmission — incorrect park lock rod
2018 Dodge Charger, Durango, Challenger, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, and Ram 1500 (a broad Stellantis cross-brand campaign)
An incorrect transmission park lock rod may have been installed during production; if so, the transmission may not engage PARK as expected, allowing the vehicle to roll away after the driver has selected PARK and left the vehicle. Stellantis dealers inspect and replace the park lock rod at no charge. The campaign reaches across every major Stellantis platform of the model year and illustrates how shared transmissions create cross-brand recalls in the Mopar umbrella.
NHTSA campaign 19V347000
Latches / locks / linkages: tailgate latch — power locking tailgate
2015-2017 Ram 1500 / 2500 / 3500 with 8-foot bed and power-locking tailgate, plus all 2013-2014 and 2018 Ram 1500 / 2500 / 3500 with 6- or 8-foot bed and power-locking tailgate built before April 2018
The power-locking tailgate latch may unlatch unexpectedly while driving, allowing the tailgate to open and unsecured cargo to fall out and create a road hazard. Stellantis dealers inspect and replace the affected latch components at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full Mopar (Chrysler · Dodge · Jeep · Ram) recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.