---
title: "Dodge Charger, Challenger SRT Hellcat Recalled Over Oil Line Failure and Fire Risk"
description: "Even a Hellcat can get a little too hot."
date: "2017-08-24"
modified: "2017-08-25"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/13802/dodge-charger-challenger-srt-hellcat-recalled-over-oil-line-failure-and-fire-risk"
categories:
  - "Dodge News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Challenger"
  - "charger"
  - "dodge"
  - "fire"
  - "Hellcat"
  - "Oil"
  - "Recall"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
---

# Dodge Charger, Challenger SRT Hellcat Recalled Over Oil Line Failure and Fire Risk

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Fiat-Chrysler is recalling around 1,200 [Dodge Charger](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13247/check-out-this-insane-dodge-charger-hellcat-emergency-vehicle>) and [Challenger SRT Hellcats](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9342/watch-this-dodge-challenger-hellcat-hit-seventh-gear-in-a-burnout>) over concerns that key oil lines could rupture, resulting in a catastrophic loss of oil pressure and two very non-optimal scenarios: oil spraying up onto the windshield and blocking the driver's view, or coming into contact with a hot surface in the engine bay and starting a fire.

[FCA submitted documents](<https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCLRPT-17V496-2259.PDF>) to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration related to the recall on August 8th, which the NHTSA reviewed and [officially confirmed](<https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCAK-17V496-1610.pdf>) this week. According to the manufacturer, Charger and Challenger SRT Hellcats built between February 6th and May 30th of this year are equipped with a faulty set of lines made out of substandard rubber leading to and from the oil cooler, which could fail at any time.

Obviously, a sudden and complete loss of oil pressure in the highly-tuned, 707-horsepower V8 engine could cause severe internal damage if the failure happened at highway (or higher) speeds. But the risk of fire and/or impaired vision is even more serious in its ability to cause an accident that could injure the driver or others on the road. It's also the [second recent recall involving the Challenger,](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12806/2017-dodge-challenger-recalled-for-rollaway-concerns>) though the rollaway problem targeted in that effort didn't affect Hellcat models.

Fortunately, the company says it doesn't know of any crashes or injuries caused by the defect. According to the documents, no other FCA models are affected, as engineers were able to trace that batch of rubber hoses down to the Hellcat models specifically built in the stated time frame. The recall is set to begin on September 22nd, at which point dealers will swap out the affected engine oil cooler lines free of charge. Owners can call Fiat-Chrysler's customer service at 1-800-853-1403 for information.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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