At this stage we are unable to reliably evaluate the likelihood that material costs will be incurred or estimate a range of possible costs." In a filing with the SEC about the issue, FCA said it "will likely initiate a recall campaign. The company emphasized that it is not a safety problem. The automaker didn't specify which makes, models, or model years among a "group of vehicles equipped with the Tigershark engine" will be included in the recall but did say, "As this population ages, some vehicles exceed in-use emission requirements, depending on drive cycle and mileage."ĭetails of a future recall will be finalized after the company finishes "conducting test programs to define a remedy" and gets approval from the EPA and CARB on that remedy. According to a recent SEC filing by the company, the recall could include the Chrysler 200, Dodge Dart, Fiat 500X, and the Jeep Cherokee, Compass, and Renegade, over excessive emissions that the engine may produce.Īn FCA spokesman told Car and Driver that it is working closely with the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board.
FCA told Car and Driver it's working closely with the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to come up with a solution and has not yet said when the recall will be issued.įCA could be preparing a recall on close to one million vehicles that have the company’s 2.4-liter Tigershark engine.This issue is unrelated to recent lawsuits claiming that same engine burns oil at an abnormal rate and can stall unexpectedly, FCA says.
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