RAM 1500 & JEEP $300M Settlement
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and other automobile dealers have proposed to settle a class action suit filed by owners of the RAM 1500 and the Grand Cherokee Jeep. The settlement proposed payment of a total $300 million to owners and lessees of these vehicles.
If you purchased these vehicles with the 3.0-liter diesel engine between the years 2014-2016, you can file a claim.
If you purchased these vehicles with the 3.0-litre diesel engine between the years 2014-2016, you can file a claim.
If you are an eligible owner or lessee, you can obtain a cash compensation of up to $3,075. A current owner or lessee can file a claim until February 3, 2021.
Although if you are a former owner or lessee, you can no longer make a claim as the claim period for former owners and lessees ended on August 1, 2019.
On January 12, 2017, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board filed a Notice of Violation against Fiat Chrysler. Testing by these agencies showed that the vehicles had eight Auxiliary Emissions Control Devices. These eight devices resulted in the vehicles making excess emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx).
The owners and lessees of the RAM 1500 and Grand Cherokee Jeep then filed a class action suit because they were misled by the manufacturer. They bought the vehicles thinking that the devices controlled the pollutants released by their vehicles but instead, the devices increased the pollutants.
The name of the case is:
In Re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, No. 3:17-md-2777.
The manufacturers and dealers of both the RAM 1500 and the Grand Cherokee Jeep proposed to:
- Pay current car owners or lessees of the vehicles cash compensation between $2460 – $3075 so long as they file a claim and present the vehicles for software updating.
- Give the owners and lessees free extended warranty on the vehicles of up to 10 years from the date of the initial sale or 120,000 miles on the vehicle’s odometer.
- Give the owners and lessees free extended warranty on the software update for up to 4 years from the update.
You qualify to make a claim if:
- You purchased or leased a RAM 1500 or Grand Cherokee Jeep with a 3.0-liter diesel engine between 2014-2016 in the United States or Canada.
- The vehicles must have been registered in the USA and are still capable of being driven
- The vehicles must not have been modified in a way that substantially impairs the installed Approved Emissions Modification software.
- You still currently own or lease the vehicle and you’ve presented your vehicle to an authorized dealer to update the software.
A settlement website has been created so that eligible claimants can get information and make a claim.
- Schedule an appointment for the installation of the software update. You must contact an authorized Fiat-Chrysler dealership and have the Approved Emissions Modification software installed in your vehicle. This software update has been available since May 2019. If you are a current owner or lessee of these vehicles, you need to have the software update installed before your claim will be approved.
- Fill up a Claim Form and submit documents. Fiat-Chrysler created a settlement website. They have a button you can click to make a claim. On the claim form, you will be required to provide the VIN number of your vehicle. The VIN is the Vehicle Identification Number. The VIN number can be located on the dashboard of the car or the door jamb on the driver’s side. The VIN number also appears on the vehicle’s insurance card, vehicle title and registration. Go to the settlement website. To prove your ownership, submit a copy of your current vehicle registration, your current driver’s license or other government-issued identification. Provide the dates you owned or leased the vehicles and other proof of current ownership of lease.
- Wait to be notified. After you make a claim and submit documents requested, Fiat-Chrysler will review and verify your claim form. They will check the documents you have submitted to make sure they are complete. If you submitted incomplete documents, you will also be notified and given the opportunity to complete your documents. When your claim has been verified, you will be sent an email notifying you that you are eligible as a member of the class. This email will also inform you of the amount Fiat-Chrysler offers to pay you. This email will give you a contact details for you to inform Fiat-Chrysler that you accept their offer of payment.
- Receive payment. After you receive your notification of eligibility and you have accepted the offered settlement, you will receive a check in the mail.
Current owners and lessees of the RAM 1500 or Grand Cherokee Jeep (2014-2016 models) have only until February 3, 2021 to file their claims.
- For more information on the settlement, go to: https://www.ecodieselsettlement.com/#about
- If you have any questions, you can email the Claims Administrator: [email protected]
- You can also call their toll free number: 1-833-280-4748
- You can mail them at: EcoDiesel Settlement Claims PO Box 2960 Farmington Hills, MI 48333-2960.
