NHTSA Campaign 01V153000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 01V153000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V153000 with NHTSA on May 8, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V153000, NHTSA lists up to 216,100 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 16, 2000 and June 30, 2000.
The 01V153000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V153000 were scheduled from June 18, 2001, 41 days after the report.
01V153000 covers 5 models from Dodge, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V153000 covers have filed at least 98 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V153000 vehicles, the 2001 Dodge Ram has the most (46).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V153000 ranks 28 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V153000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 01V153000 was 00V306000, reported on October 12, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS. SOUND DEADENER MATERIAL INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE COVER AND HOUSING. NOTE: THE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS WERE BUILT AT THE WARREN ASSEMBLY PLANT ("S" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 16, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; ST. LOUIS NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT ("J" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 19, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; LAGO ALBERTO ASSEMBLY PLANT ("M" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 23, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; AND SALTILLO ASSEMBLY PLANT ("G" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 23, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000. IMPORTANT: VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PROPER CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. IN ADDITION, 1997-2000 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL.
- The risk
- WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE MATERIAL COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING RIBBON AND CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL BECOME DISABLED, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 18, 2001. ALSO SOME 1997-200 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Reported May 8, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V153000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V153000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted