NHTSA Recall 16V352000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V352000; Date: May. 24, 2016
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Chrysler 300; 2006 Chrysler 300; 2007 Chrysler 300; 2008 Chrysler 300; 2009 Chrysler 300; 2010 Chrysler 300; 2011 Chrysler 300; 2012 Chrysler 300; 2007 Chrysler Aspen; 2008 Chrysler Aspen; 2009 Chrysler Aspen; 2008 Dodge Challenger; 2009 Dodge Challenger; 2010 Dodge Challenger; 2011 Dodge Challenger; 2012 Dodge Challenger; 2006 Dodge Charger; 2007 Dodge Charger; 2008 Dodge Charger; 2009 Dodge Charger; 2010 Dodge Charger; 2011 Dodge Charger; 2012 Dodge Charger; 2005 Dodge Dakota; 2006 Dodge Dakota; 2007 Dodge Dakota; 2008 Dodge Dakota; 2009 Dodge Dakota; 2010 Dodge Dakota; 2011 Dodge Dakota; 2004 Dodge Durango; 2005 Dodge Durango; 2006 Dodge Durango; 2007 Dodge Durango; 2008 Dodge Durango; 2009 Dodge Durango; 2005 Dodge Magnum; 2006 Dodge Magnum; 2007 Dodge Magnum; 2008 Dodge Magnum; 2004 Dodge Ram 1500; 2005 Dodge Ram 1500; 2006 Dodge Ram 1500; 2007 Dodge Ram 1500; 2008 Dodge Ram 1500; 2005 Dodge Ram 2500; 2006 Dodge Ram 2500; 2007 Dodge Ram 2500; 2008 Dodge Ram 2500; 2009 Dodge Ram 2500; 2006 Dodge Ram 3500; 2007 Dodge Ram 3500; 2008 Dodge Ram 3500; 2009 Dodge Ram 3500; 2010 Dodge Ram 3500; 2008 Dodge Ram 4500; 2009 Dodge Ram 4500; 2008 Dodge Ram 5500; 2009 Dodge Ram 5500; 2007 Jeep Wrangler; 2008 Jeep Wrangler; 2009 Jeep Wrangler; 2010 Jeep Wrangler; 2011 Jeep Wrangler; 2012 Jeep Wrangler; 2006 Mitsubishi Raider; 2007 Mitsubishi Raider; 2008 Mitsubishi Raider; 2009 Mitsubishi Raider; 2010 RAM 4500; 2010 RAM 5500
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Chrysler (fca Us Llc)
Affected Units:: 4,575,203
Recall Summary:
Chrysler (fca us LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 ram 2500 trucks produced at the st. Louis north assembly plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 ram 3500, 2007-2010 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008-2010 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler aspen, 2007-2012 Jeep wrangler, 2008-2012 Dodge challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge magnum, 2005-2012 Chrysler 300, 2006-2012 Dodge charger, 2005-2011 Dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in al, CA, FL, GA, hi, la, ms, SC, TX, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. Virgin islands, or "zone a. " additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, Chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 ram 3500, 2007-2009 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008-2009 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler aspen, 2007-2009 Jeep wrangler, 2008-2009 Dodge challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge magnum, 2005-2009 Chrysler 300, 2006-2009 Dodge charger, 2005-2009 Dodge dakota and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in az, ar, DE, washington d. C. , IL, in, KS, ky, MD, mo, ne, nv, NJ, nm, nc, OH, ok, PA, TN, va, and wv, or "zone b. " lastly, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, Chrysler is recalling certain 2005-2008 ram 2500, 2006-2008 ram 3500, 2007-2008 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2008 Dodge durango, 2007-2008 Chrysler aspen, 2007-2008 Jeep wrangler, 2008 Dodge challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge magnum, 2005-2008 Chrysler 300, 2006-2008 Dodge charger, 2005-2008 Dodge dakota, and 2006-2008 Mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or registered, in ak, CO, CT, id, IA, me, MA, mi, mn, mt, nh, NY, nd, or, ri, sd, ut, vt, wa, WI, and wy.
How to Fix:
Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and ram owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is s43. Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-7700.
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: Mar 27, 2017
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