The defect
Kibbi, LLC (Kibbi) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Renegade Vienna vehicles manufactured February 9, 2015, to June 1, 2016, and 2014-2016 Renegade Villagio vehicles manufactured March 4, 2013, to June 6, 2016. While checking or filing the rear inner tires, the valve stem extensions may inadvertently be loosened, resulting in a slow air leak.
The risk
If the valve stem extensions loosen and allow air to leak, the tires may be underinflated, increasing the risk of tire failure and a crash.
The remedy
Kibbi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the valve stem extensions, free of charge. The recall began on July 6, 2016. Owners may contact Kibbi customer service at 1-574-966-0196. Kibbi's number for this recall is Sprinter 6302016.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Renegade Vienna | 2015, 2016 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: TIRES:VALVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renegade Vienna | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade Vienna | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Renegade Villagio | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
Other tires recalls in 2016
21 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the tires; Kibbi, LLC filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 16V840000 21 Nov 2016 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 16V824000 15 Nov 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V811000 8 Nov 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V803000 4 Nov 2016 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 16V748000 17 Oct 2016 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 16V714000 6 Oct 2016 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 16V696000 27 Sept 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V591000 10 Aug 2016 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016