2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Lemon Law Case Study — Utah
A Brand-New 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Crippled by Recurring Electrical-Architecture Defects
Our client purchased a new 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona — the first model year of Dodge’s muscle-EV reboot — from an authorized Stellantis dealer in Utah in April 2025. The car had only 31 miles on the odometer at delivery, but within roughly 30 days the “Service Electrical System” warning was active and the dealer was holding the vehicle for diagnosis. That first visit was the start of four documented warranty repair events spanning more than five months and 54 cumulative days out of service.
Across those visits, the dealer diagnosed and reflashed nearly every major control module on the car — the MCPA, MCPB, EVCU, BPCM, IDCM, and LRRF — performed two formal Stellantis service actions (RSU 25-016 and RRT 25-135), executed Recall 44C for the amplifier software, replaced the ICS switches, attempted the STAR Online S2108000015 security-certificate procedure for the Uconnect Box, and updated the radio software more than once. Despite all of that, the “Service Electrical System” warning continued to recur, the “Service Uconnect Box” error refused to clear, and the “Warning Light Illumination Unavailable” message kept reappearing on the dashboard.
What Went Wrong
- Recurring Service Electrical System message with stored DTCs U1208 and U1202: Triggered Stellantis-prescribed software updates to the MCPA, MCPB, EVCU, BPCM, and IDCM modules, plus replacement of the ICS switches under RSU 25-016 — the warning still came back
- Persistent Uconnect Box error (DTC B15A1-00): Multiple attempts to reset the TBM2, redownload the security certificate, and follow the STAR Online S2108000015 procedure all failed to permanently clear the fault
- Recurring EVCU module fault and wrench-light activation: RRT 25-135 was performed to inspect and reprogram the EVCU module software — addressing one recurrence, but not the underlying defect
- Warning Light Illumination Unavailable + Service Required dashboard alerts: EPS software updated, LRRF reprogrammed for code B12B4, but the warning lights returned
- Recall 44C amplifier software defect: Manufacturer-issued recall confirming a separate audio-architecture nonconformity that required dealer software intervention
- Pattern of repeated module reflashes with no permanent resolution: Dodge could not deliver a software or hardware fix that held — instead the car cycled in and out of the service department for the same family of electrical-architecture faults
Four Visits Could Not Resolve the Defects
Visit 1 — May 8 to June 2, 2025 (26 Days)
- “Service Electrical System” message reported; technicians retrieved diagnostic trouble codes U1208 and U1202
- Software updates performed for the MCPA, MCPB, EVCU, BPCM, and IDCM modules
- RSU 25-016 completed to replace the ICS switches
- “Uconnect Box Error” with DTC B15A1-00 also reported — technicians attempted a TBM2 reset and security-certificate redownload, but the fault persisted; a radio software update was then performed
- Loaner vehicle provided to the client for the duration of the repair
Visit 2 — July 25, 2025 (1 Day)
- Rear-spoiler warranty repair sublet to Cascade for completion
- Documented in the repair history; not central to the lemon law nonconformity claim, which focused on the recurring electrical-architecture defects
Visit 3 — August 11–13, 2025 (3 Days)
- RRT 25-135 performed to inspect and reprogram the EVCU module software, resolving an active “Service Electrical System” message and wrench-light illumination
- Recall 44C completed to update the amplifier software
Visit 4 — August 20 to September 12, 2025 (24 Days)
- “Service Required” light and “Warning Light Illumination Unavailable” message active on the dashboard
- Technicians verified the issue and updated the EPS software
- DTC B12B4 retrieved — the LRRF was reprogrammed
- “Service Uconnect Box” message returned on the radio; STAR Online case S2108000015 procedure was attempted to redownload the security certificate, but the fault persisted with no further documented correction
- At this point — four warranty repair events, 54 cumulative days out of service, and no permanent resolution despite recalls, RRT/RSU service actions, and STAR Online procedures — a Utah lemon law and federal Magnuson-Moss claim was the only viable path to make our client whole
Why This Charger Daytona Qualified for a Cash and Keep Settlement
Utah’s New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act sets a more demanding state-law threshold than many of its neighbors — it generally requires four or more repair attempts for the same nonconformity, or thirty or more cumulative business days out of service, all within the first year of original delivery. But Utah is not the only available remedy. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act lets owners enforce a written warranty even when the state-law presumption is not perfectly cleared — and that is exactly the leverage we used to secure this Cash and Keep settlement.
This case presented several compelling legal factors:
- Utah Lemon Law eligibility (Utah Code Ann. § 13-32a): Utah’s New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act protects buyers of new motor vehicles purchased in Utah within the first year of original delivery. The Charger Daytona was repeatedly out of service well above the statutory threshold, all within the first 10,200 miles and the first six months from purchase.
- Pattern of recurring electrical-architecture nonconformities: The same family of defects — “Service Electrical System,” “Service Uconnect Box,” warning-light illumination unavailable, EVCU module faults — was the basis for visit after visit, with stored DTC codes (U1208, U1202, B15A1-00, B12B4) and module reflashes (MCPA, MCPB, EVCU, BPCM, IDCM, LRRF) at every meaningful repair attempt.
- Manufacturer-issued service actions confirm the defect existed: Stellantis itself issued RSU 25-016 (replace ICS switches), RRT 25-135 (reprogram EVCU module software), and Recall 44C (amplifier software) — manufacturer admissions that components in this car required correction.
- Failed STAR Online procedure on the Uconnect Box: The dealer followed Stellantis’s own STAR Online case S2108000015 to download the security certificate, and the fault still returned. That is a documented failure of the manufacturer’s own prescribed repair procedure — central to the Magnuson-Moss breach-of-warranty argument.
- Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act: Repeated unsuccessful warranty repairs on a written-warranty nonconformity triggered a federal claim with attorney-fee shifting against FCA US LLC, allowing our client to keep the full settlement separate from legal fees.
How Easy Lemon Secured a Cash and Keep Settlement
Free Case Evaluation
We reviewed the complete repair history and confirmed four documented warranty repair events with stored DTC codes and Stellantis service actions — all inside the first 10,200 miles and the first six months of the Utah purchase.
Documentation & Case Building
Our team compiled every repair order, stored DTC (U1208, U1202, B15A1-00, B12B4), control-module reprogramming (MCPA, MCPB, EVCU, BPCM, IDCM, LRRF), Stellantis service action reference (RSU 25-016, RRT 25-135, Recall 44C), and STAR Online procedure note into an airtight timeline showing Stellantis’s inability to permanently repair the vehicle.
Demand to FCA US LLC
We filed a formal demand against FCA US LLC (Stellantis) citing Utah’s New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act (Utah Code § 13-32a) and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act — documenting four repair attempts, 54 cumulative days out of service, and a Uconnect Box defect Stellantis’s own STAR Online procedure could not fix.
$13,500 Cash and Keep Settlement
Easy Lemon successfully negotiated a $13,500 Cash and Keep settlement — the manufacturer paid a lump-sum cash settlement to our client, who retained the vehicle. Our client paid nothing out of pocket for legal representation; Stellantis paid all attorney fees separately under the federal Magnuson-Moss fee-shifting provision.
$13,500 Cash and Keep Settlement Recovered
Key Case Facts
- Vehicle: 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona
- Purchased in: Utah (authorized Stellantis dealership, April 2025)
- Status at purchase: Brand new (31 miles at delivery)
- Mileage at first repair: Within the first month of ownership
- Primary defects: Recurring “Service Electrical System” message (DTCs U1208 and U1202); persistent “Service Uconnect Box” error (DTC B15A1-00) that survived multiple resets, security-certificate redownloads, and the STAR Online S2108000015 procedure; recurring EVCU module fault and wrench-light illumination (RRT 25-135); “Warning Light Illumination Unavailable” with DTC B12B4 (LRRF reprogrammed); Recall 44C amplifier software defect
- Repair attempts: 4 documented warranty repair events at an authorized Stellantis dealership
- Days out of service: 54 cumulative days within the first six months of purchase and the first 10,200 miles
- Manufacturer: FCA US LLC (Stellantis)
- Settlement type: Cash and Keep — lump-sum cash settlement, vehicle retained by client
Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law. Attorney advertising. Easy Lemon® by RockPoint Law P.C.
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Licensed attorney specializing exclusively in lemon law across all 50 states. Steven leads the Easy Lemon legal team and has overseen thousands of successful lemon law claims against major manufacturers including Stellantis (Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Chrysler), General Motors, Ford, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and more.
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