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The windshield wiper arm or arms may loosen, possibly causing the wipers to not operate properly and reduce the driver's visibility in certain weather conditions.","consequence":"Reduced visibility increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the wiper nuts, free of charge.  The recall began April 27, 2020.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is W25.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"W25","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":138,"crash":3,"fire":2,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",79],["Electrical System",64],["Unspecified",29],["Power Train",27],["Vehicle Speed Control",7],["Steering",6]],"by_year":{"2020":10,"2021":13,"2022":21,"2023":28,"2024":28,"2025":25,"2026":13},"excerpts":[["2022-09-19","Engine","I did an oil change mid august and found bits of metal in the oil at 50,000 miles, Ive change the oil every 5000 miles. I haven't been rough with it and also every time I get on the highway or rev my engine up to 4000 rpm the transmission slips hard on the 4th gear usually. If I have it on FWD it slips as well. The Bli\u2026"],["2022-09-17","Electrical System","The vehicle has 44k miles on it. Upon starting the car in my driveway today it would not start and was throwing an ECM error code along with \"engine coolant temperature too hot\". The vehicle fluids levels are perfect but it just will not start. I called the dealership and was advised they've seen lots of these issues b\u2026"],["2022-09-15","Engine","Over the past month my car has had issues with my car not starting up and killing out my battery. Today I had was driving and my vehicle shut off at a stop light and wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t turn back on. After getting the battery powered up I went to work and turned off my car and now it won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t start again. When trying to start my\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE22013","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2022-12-02","closed":"2023-12-10","campaign":"","subject":"False overheat leading to loss of motive power","summary":"On December 2, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE22-013 to investigate allegations of loss of motive power accompanied by high coolant temperature messages on the dashboard of Model Year 2019-2020 Jeep Compass vehicles. At the time this investigation was opened, ODI was aware of fifteen Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) for Model Year (MY) 2019-2020 Jeep Compass vehicles alleging a loss of motive power (LOMP) while driving.\u00c2\u00a0 The LOMP events were often accompanied by a high coolant temperature or coolant temperature too high message appearing on the dashboard of the vehicle. \u00c2\u00a0In most incidents, the high coolant temperature or coolant temperature too high dashboard m"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.206,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":3,"rollover_risk":0.202,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":74,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":4,"complaints":138},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}