NHTSA Campaign 07V192000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 07V192000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 07V192000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V192000, NHTSA lists up to 270,958 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 24, 2003 and February 2, 2005.
The 07V192000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V192000 were scheduled from July 2, 2007, 60 days after the report.
07V192000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 07V192000 covers have filed at least 49 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V192000 ranks 20 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 07V192000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V192000 was 06V353000, reported on September 14, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN MINIVANS ARE BEING RECALLED THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE 27 STATES PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THAT USE GREATER AMOUNTS OF SALT FOR WINTER ROAD DEICING. THE UP-FRONT (UF) AIR BAG SENSORS THAT CONTAIN BRASS BUSHINGS INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES MAY CORRODE AND CRACK ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE SENSOR. THESE SENSORS PROVIDE ENHANCED AIR BAG PERFORMANCE IN CERTAIN TYPES OF FRONTAL CRASHES.
- The risk
- IN ONE OF THESE CRASHES, WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S UF SENSORS INOPERATIVE, THE OCCUPANTS WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THE ENHANCED AIR BAG PROTECTION THAT THESE SENSORS WOULD PROVIDE.
- The fix
- FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE RECALL STATES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL UF AIR BAG SENSORS WITH ONES WITH GREATER CORROSION RESISTANCE. VEHICLES REGISTERED IN OTHER STATES WILL OBTAIN A LIFETIME FREE REPLACEMENT OF ANY UF SENSOR THAT FAILS. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON JULY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S CAMPAIGN NOS. G09/X16. DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS NOT DECIDED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. HOWEVER, IT HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
Reported May 3, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V192000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V192000, 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 3, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted