If you purchased or leased a 2012-2014 Dodge Charger, 2012-2014 Chrysler 300, or 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with a Monostable shifter, a pending class action lawsuit may affect your rights.

Casey E. Perkins, David Goldsmith, Michael Vincent Nathan Jr., Debra Felker, Sarah Lalli, Kean McDonald, Pamela Havnen, Dustin Stewart, Charles Frank Schultz, Bernadine Hartt, Scott Michael Youngstrom Jr., Todd Machtley, Melvin Scott, Eliam M. Marrero Bernal, Clare Colrick, John Lynd, Janella Mack, Jacob Gunnells, Danielle and Joby Hackett, Todd Fisher, John and Mary Metzger, Robert F. Hyatt IV, Cameron Phelps, Kelli Foreman, Krystal Dial, Trevor Marble, Karen Stedman, Cameron Webster, and Ann Magnuson (“Plaintiffs”) sued FCA US LLC (referred to as “FCA US” or “Defendant”), alleging that Defendant FCA US LLC designed, manufactured, and sold 2012-2014 Dodge Chargers, 2012-2014 Chrysler 300s, and/or 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokees (“Class Vehicles”) with a Monostable shifter that is dangerously defective in design.

The Court has certified the lawsuit as a class action on behalf of all persons or entities who have purchased or leased a Class Vehicle where the vehicle was purchased or leased in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming, but excluding every person who has brought a claim against FCA US LLC alleging recovery for bodily injuries caused by those vehicles under any legal theory.

The Court has certified this Class to answer three questions:

  • Whether the Monostable shifter has a design defect that renders the Class Vehicles unsuitable for the ordinary use of providing safe transportation.
  • Whether FCA US knew about the defect and concealed its knowledge from buyers of the Class Vehicles.
  • Whether information about the defect that was concealed would be material to a reasonable buyer.

At this point, Plaintiffs have made allegations and FCA US has denied them. The Court has not yet determined if the allegations of the lawsuits are true or if the Plaintiffs and Class are entitled to any relief. In addition to denying the allegations, FCA US has asserted a number of defenses. The Court or jury will ultimately decide these issues.

There are no damages or monetary benefits available now and no guarantee there ever will be. However, because the case has been certified as a class action, your legal rights may be affected.


Your Legal Rights and Options
Do Nothing

Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights.

By doing nothing, you and FCA US will be bound by the jury or Court’s answers to the questions identified above and you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may be available in the future. But, you may give up any rights you have to sue FCA US separately concerning the same legal claims in this lawsuit. You will be bound by the outcome of any trial, whether Plaintiffs win or lose.
Ask to be Excluded

Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits from it. Keep any rights you may have to sue on your own.

Requests for exclusion from the Class are no longer being accepted. The postmark deadline for submitting a request for exclusion was June 8, 2020.

Current Status

On September 20, 2022, the jury returned a verdict finding a defect in the Class Vehicles under the laws of the State of Utah but not under the laws of the other states that were tried. The Court is currently considering post-trial motions from both parties to determine the claims and states that remain in the case. The Court will hear those motions beginning in April 2023. The decision on those motions will determine the scope of the jury’s verdict and whether and to what extent the case may proceed.


Important Dates
  • September 6, 2022
    Trial Date
  • June 8, 2020
    Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Class