Owners of certain 2015 to 2020 Ram, Jeep and Dodge vehicles with 3.6-liter engines have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Oct. 12, 2026 to file for reimbursement of money already spent on failed valve train repairs. The settlement reaches California and ten designated Section 177 states rather than the whole country. An extended warranty on the same parts applies to class members automatically, but the repair reimbursement does not.
Valve repair claim paperwork: The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes a step-by-step filing walkthrough and a claim log and payment tracker for a claim with a short window.
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California plus ten Section 177 states define the class
The administrator’s site for Regueiro v. FCA US LLC defines the class as people who purchased or leased specified vehicles with 3.6-liter engines in California or the Reg. 177 states, named as Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Vehicles bought or leased in other states are outside the class.
The model list runs beyond the three brands in the headline. The site names the Ram 1500, the Dodge Journey (2015 to 2019) and the Jeep Wrangler, along with the Dodge Challenger, Charger and Durango, the Chrysler 300 and Town & Country, the Dodge Grand Caravan, the Chrysler 200 (2015 to 2017), the Ram ProMaster and the Grand Cherokee, generally for model years 2015 to 2020. The case is No. 2:22-cv-05521 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
A warranty extension that arrives without a claim form
The settlement pairs two benefits. According to the settlement agreement, the extended warranty runs seven years from the vehicle’s in-service date or 70,000 miles, whichever comes first, and covers all parts and labor needed to replace a failed valve rocker arm, valve stem oil seal or valve tappet. The coverage survives a sale to a later owner. Members do not file anything to receive it. The practical difference is timing, since a future failure is covered by the warranty without a form, while a repair bill already paid is recovered, if at all, only through the claim.
The second benefit is reimbursement for money already paid. Members may submit claims for amounts previously paid to diagnose or repair a failed covered component, and the administrator states that a valid claim form is required to be reimbursed by the Oct. 12 deadline. The documents page also posts the Third Amended Complaint dated March 31, 2026 and a renewed motion for preliminary approval dated April 24, 2026 by file name, which shows the case was still being amended this spring before the settlement papers reached the court. The site does not disclose a total settlement amount, and the pages read do not say whether reimbursements are paid before final approval. The agreement caps class counsel’s fees at $1,005,000, separate from the direct class benefits.
What a valve repair reimbursement claim must show
The agreement calls for documentation in the form of a paid invoice, receipt or credit card statement showing the amount paid and the date of service. The claim also has to identify the vehicle’s VIN, the component repaired and the repair facility. The administrator then issues a written determination within 60 days, and a claimant with a deficient submission gets 20 days to cure it.
The agreement describes a 45-day claim period after notice distribution, and the administrator’s posted Oct. 12 date is the operative deadline. The final approval hearing is set for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific in Courtroom 5C at 350 W. 1st Street in Los Angeles, according to the site’s FAQ page.
One Oct. 12 date closes claims, opt-outs and objections together
The administrator lists Oct. 12, 2026 as the deadline for claim forms, exclusion requests and objections alike, and the hearing follows 16 days later. A class member who wants to keep the right to sue separately over the valve parts has to decide within the same window in which the reimbursement claim is due. The release covers California Business and Professions Code Section 17200 claims and breach of contract claims tied to the valve train components, while excluding death, personal injury and damage to property other than the vehicle.
The paperwork is the harder part for repairs made years earlier, because the claim depends on an invoice, receipt or card statement that shows a payment date and amount. Claims filed online must be in by 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Oct. 12, and mailed claims must be postmarked by that day, according to the landing page. The settlement agreement, notices and claim form are posted on the administrator’s documents page.
Mail filers write to Regueiro v. FCA US LLC, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391, and an exclusion request form is posted on the same documents page. The free route is the administrator’s site. Kroll Settlement Administration LLC takes the claim form online at fcawarrantysettlement.com, answers questions at (833) 930-0207, and the pages read for this article list no filing fee. The FTC also states that its refund programs never require upfront fees.
Repair Records and the Short FCA Claim Window
The FCA valve settlement gives claimants until Oct. 12 to file for past valve rocker arm, oil seal or tappet repairs, with a hearing on Oct. 28 close behind. The unfinished job for an owner is lining up which dates matter in the notice and keeping a record of what was submitted after the form goes in.
The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice and a claim log and payment tracker for recording each submission and its follow-up.
Log the valve-repair claim and its follow-up dates before Oct. 12 →
This article was produced with AI assistance and checked against the primary sources linked above.
Warren Cohen is a finance writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, covering personal finance topics including credit, banking, and beginner investing. He earned his degree in business administration from Arizona State University and began his career working in consumer finance, where he gained direct experience with lending and credit systems. He now writes for personal finance websites and fintech platforms, focusing on clear, practical content that helps readers make informed financial decisions.
