Not sure if this is the correct Thread, but on vacation in Arizona and stopped at Larry Miller Jeep in Surprise; found this JL on back lot. Dealer won't discuss (been at this dealer before and always found them to be less than helpful):
I had a feeling they were screwing something up with all these delays...transmission issues, LED delays, Premium Soft Top delays, weld issues found, and several Jeeps failing in inspection.
Are you able to read the vin off the original pic?Not sure if this is the correct Thread, but on vacation in Arizona and stopped yesterday at Larry Miller Jeep in Surprise; found this JL on back lot. Dealer won't discuss (been at this dealer before and always found them to be less than helpful):
I'd sure be courious to know what "recall" is all about. I haven't heard of any JL's actually being recalled by FCA, just the various issues with the vehicle.
What troubles me the most is the use of the word, "recall." First, it could be just the dealer putting that on there for a vehicle that is not in "saleable condition" for some reason, such as you suggest, "damaged in transit," or even awaiting a part to correct some sort of problem. Since "recall" has some very technical and legal implications, and I believe the Feds have to be notified, the dealer may be using it without fully understanding it, even if the vehicle is going back to Toledo. FCA probably doesn't want that word used because it has some negative PR ramifications, as well. If it is a "safety recall," that takes it to a whole new level because this particular JL is unlikely to be the only one with such an issue and there would likely have to be some sort of public notice. That's not to say that FCA may have just found some issue and wants to quietly correct it, but one would have thought that would have leaked out by now. And there is certainly a huge difference between fixing a vehicle at the dealership versus sending it back to the plant. The latter suggests a considerably more serious matter that a dealer can't resolve or FCA doesn't want the dealer resolving.
I agree dealer is probably not using recall correctly. like I said I ran the vin no recall showed. I don't know how dealers usually handle a situation when they get a damaged/broken vehicle. I do know they start paying financing the minute the vehicle hits their lot. if I was a dealer I would want to get that vehicle off my sheet right away, so I would just want to send it back . instead of waiting for parts.
And in walking around the vehicle there was no visible damage, although that's not to say there isn't something that happen to it either in transit or at the time of delivery with the frame or other (could be something as simple as the delivery driver trying to back it off while it was still tied down). Since every Jeep is started at the end of the assembly line and driven to its lot spot, anything "major" would certainly seemed to have been noticed then and the vehicle taken out of service to fix or "recycle." I don't recall if the vehicle looked like it had been prepped or not. And the placement of the window sticker is odd; seldom is it ever slapped in the driver side windshield. Perhaps done by the dealer to get a point across not to move or drive the vehicle.
