Jeep and Ram are each recalling a vehicle to update software. In the Ram ProMaster City, the computer-controlled turn signal flasher doesn’t change its flashing rate when a bulb burns out (many drivers may not even be aware of the fact that a burned-out bulb results in a faster flash rate). This is handled by recall Y71 (NHTSA 21V728), and affects 23,853 2019-2021 ProMaster Citys.
The other recall affects an issue more people are likely to have encountered: failure of the rear view camera, which is needed to avoid backing over pedestrians. One of the greatest car-related causes of death among children was from backup accidents, resulting in mandated backup cameras, making a fix important.
This recall only covers the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L—and then only vehicles built from December 3, 2020 to September 13, 2021. The fix has already been made on newly produced Jeeps. The backup camera may work at first, but crash during shutdown and then fail to produce an image. The issue here may be related to Harman’s programming rather than Jeep’s, and affects around 56,180 vehicles sold in the United States as well as those sold elsewhere.
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.
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