NHTSA Recall 15V534000
NHTSA Campaign Id 15V534000; Date: Aug. 21, 2015
In the event of a vehicle crash, if a sabic does not inflate as intended, there is an increased risk of injury to the rear seat occupant.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 RAM 1500; 2015 RAM 1500
Component: Air Bags:side/window
Manufactured by: Chrysler (fca Us Llc)
Affected Units:: 188,047
Recall Summary:
Chrysler (fca us LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 ram 1500 quad cab trucks manufactured August 26, 2013, to August 8, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with side air bag inflatable curtains (sabic) that may not fully overlap the c-pillars in the event of a vehicle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 226, "ejection mitigation. "
How to Fix:
Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will inspect the right and left side air bag inflatable curtains (sabic) for proper orientation and a foil patch will be installed on both sides of the headliner. One or both of the air bag inflatable curtains (sabic) will be replaced if necessary. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is r47.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Oct 7, 2015
Also see: