While the week’s reporting was dominated by the release of the Dodge Charger, Stellantis did have a few recalls as well. The 2022-23 Ram ProMaster could fail to warn drivers when the seat belt was unlocked, affecting around 30,000 vans—not all of them. High beams might not activate on 2023-24 Grand Cherokees (including L)—a recall only affecting 9,433 vehicles in the US and likely around 1,000 elsewhere; this is only a problem when the master headlight switch is set to Auto, and only causes a delay. The problem is configuration and can be fixed by dealers.
Some 2021-23 Grand Cherokees can lose control due to steering knuckle separation, as we reported earlier—a hefty recall. The recall has been extended to around 250 2024 Grand Cherokees.
Overall, it was a good week for Dodge to divert attention from recalls; but other automakers also had problems. It was a bad week for Toyota, for example; they recalled 2022-23 Tacoma pickups for rear axle shaft separation, for example; had more models that failed to show reverse cameras (2023-24 Lexus and Mirai); ”unexpected vehicle movement” on the 2022-24 Tundra, Sequoia, and Lexus LX; and insufficient welds on the rear seat frames on the 2023-24 Camry.
It was also a busy week for Ford. 2022-23 Mavericks could fail to light their instrument panels; 2023-24 Bronco rear glass panels could fall off; 2023-24 F-650 and F-750 parking brakes might pop out of engagement; and badly secured batteries could cause fires in the 2023 Lightning.
Porsche recalled the 2023 911 series for seat belt issues; Chevrolet had unexpected emergency braking on the 2023 Colorado/Canyon; the 2021-24 Jaguar I-Pace had a missing turn signal failrue warning; 2024 BMW electrics could have overheating batteries and 2024 X5 and X7 could have “incorrect” airbag deployment; and the 2024 BMW XM tailgate panel could fall off. 2015-16 Hyundai Elantra trunk emergency releases might not release, and 2020 Kia Telluride high beams might fail.
Overall, this week was, for whatever reason, particularly bad for recalls.
