NHTSA Campaign 05V002000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 05V002000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 05V002000 with NHTSA on January 5, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V002000, NHTSA lists up to 1,142 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2004 and November 23, 2004.
The 05V002000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V002000 were scheduled from January 17, 2005, 12 days after the report.
05V002000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V002000 covers have filed at least 143 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V002000 ranks 120 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 05V002000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V002000 was 04V480000, reported on October 6, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG, THE CURTAIN FASTENERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN AN IMPROPER SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYMENT IN CERTAIN SIDE CRASH CONDITIONS, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN FASTENERS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 17, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. D57.
Reported January 5, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V002000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V002000, 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: January 5, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted