Recall: Charger, Challenger, 300 windshields

If you own a 2020-2021 Dodge Challenger or Charger, or a Chrysler 300, you may have one of 21,258 vehicles (in the USA—there are a couple thousand more in the rest of the world) whose windshields may come out during a crash. Recall Y47 (NHTSA 21V516000) has the dealers take out the windshield and reapply the urethane sealant.

This recall may be a bit more involved than it sounds, since replacing windshields is sometimes a little unpredictable.

This particular 2021 Challenger is not affected by the recall

What caused the problem? Cars made from October 27, 2020 to December 4, 2020 had a non-conforming batch of Gen V Clearcoat paint, made by Axalta Coating Systems of Mount Clemens, Michigan. The specific problem was the flow additive, not the paint itself. The recall remedy is providing a primer for the urethane to bond the windshield properly to the body of the car.

The US sales figures for affected cars are:

• Dodge Challenger: 8,667 cars
• Dodge Charger: 9,114 cars
• Chrysler 300: 3,477 cars

The company found that the urethane sealant was not performing properly on June 16, 2021, and chose to make the recall on July 1; the recall itself is dated July 8, but took some time for the NHTSA to publish with full details. Owners should be notified by August 27.

David Zatz

David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.

David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.