Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2013 Dodge Avenger

Three problems related to front air bag sensor control have been reported for the 2013 Dodge Avenger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Dodge Avenger based on all problems reported for the 2013 Avenger.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 03/24/2021

Airbag sensor light comes on, turns off at random, turns back on again. Repeats cycle while driving for entire drive.

2 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2017

My airbag sensor has been on had a mechanic hook it up to the daignostic machine and was told it still had to do with the airbag in the head rest which was already supposed to be taken care of. Now I see there is a recall on the control/ sensor but my care is not on the list. Recall notice air bags:frontal:sensor/control module 12/4/2017 affecting 363,930 vehicles summary Chrysler (fca us llc) is recalling certain 2012 Jeep liberty and 2012-2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger vehicles. A component within the occupant restraint controller (orc) may fail and prevent the active headrests from deploying in the event of a rear-end crash. Consequence if the active headrests do not deploy in certain rear-end crashes, the front seat occupants have an increased risk of injury. Remedy Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the orc as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2017. Owners may contact fca customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Fca's number for this recall is t56. . Read more...

3 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 10/20/2016

Potential loss of airbag and seat belt pretensioner deployment capability in certain crash events due to a shorting condition resulting in a negative voltage transient that travels to the occupant restraint controller via the front impact sensor wires.


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