A rather small number of police pursuit Chargers and Durangos may slip from Drive to Neutral unexpectedly, possibly causing a crash, according to NHTSA recall 22V866. The problem is a shifter assembly which was not properly heat treated, and the solution, unsurprisingly, is replacing the assembly.
Just 5,834 vehicles are susceptible to the problem: 3,420 Chargers made from February 9, 2022 through June 30, 2022, and 2,414 Durangos made from February 6, 2022 through June 29, 2022. A Dodge rep confirmed that all involved vehicles are police pursuit models—which have special column shifters, unlike civilian models.
The component was made by GHSP of Holland, Michigan; the part numbers are 68466147AB and 68582129AA. The investigation was opened on September 27, 2022; the decision to make a recall was made on November 17. The problem has not caused any crashes.
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.
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