Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango, Dodge Viper, model years 2013 to 2015. Filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 23 July 2015. 1,416,903 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that …
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The maker's own number for this recall: R40. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V461 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V461 cover?
- Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango, Dodge Viper, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee, model years 2013-2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall R40, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V461 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| System at fault | Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/CD Etc. |
| Reported to NHTSA | 23 July 2015 |
| Model years | 2013-2015 |
| Vehicles named | CHRYSLER 200, CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHALLENGER, DODGE CHARGER, DODGE DURANGO, DODGE VIPER, JEEP CHEROKEE, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, RAM 1500, RAM 2500, RAM 3500, RAM 4500, RAM 5500 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own USB drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ or take their vehicle to a Chrysler dealer for immediate installation. In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, Chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network. This measure may not have been implemented on all vehicles and does not address access by other means that will be remedied by the software update. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R40.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Chrysler 200 recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Chrysler 300 recalls: 25 US campaigns
- Dodge Challenger recalls: 29 US campaigns
- Dodge Charger recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Dodge Durango recalls: 40 US campaigns
- Jeep Cherokee recalls: 30 US campaigns
- Jeep Grand Cherokee recalls: 51 US campaigns
- Ram 1500 recalls: 94 US campaigns
- Ram 2500 recalls: 64 US campaigns
- Ram 3500 recalls: 61 US campaigns
- Ram 4500 recalls: 40 US campaigns
- Ram 5500 recalls: 41 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 15V461, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v461/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 15V461 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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54943c4c - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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