{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Jeep recall 16V545 (S62): Model Year 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v545/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V545 (Jeep): Without the proper amount of fasteners, the trailer hitch assembly may separate from the vehicle, and any t... Jeep's own number: S62.",
  "excerpt": "Jeep Renegade, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 20 July 2016. 8,581 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured August 25, 2014, to June 25, 2016, equipped with a factory-installed optional trailer hitch package. The trailer hitch assembly may have been attached with only a single fastener per side, not three per side as required. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Jeep's own number for this recall: S62. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V545 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Without the proper amount of fasteners, the trailer hitch assembly may separate from the vehicle, and any towed vehicle may no longer be properly connected, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V545 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) Trailer Hitches 20 July 2016 2015-2016 JEEP RENEGADE Without the proper amount of fasteners, the trailer hitch assembly may separate from t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:34:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:18:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Jeep recall 16V545 (S62): Model Year 2015-2016 Jeep Renegade\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v545/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}