NHTSA Campaign 09V118000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 09V118000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 09V118000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V118000, NHTSA lists up to 4,314 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 9, 2009 and February 26, 2009.
The 09V118000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V118000 were scheduled from June 1, 2009, 53 days after the report.
09V118000 covers 3 models from Dodge and Jeep, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V118000 covers have filed at least 835 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V118000 vehicles, the 2009 Dodge Journey has the most (767).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V118000 ranks 18 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V118000, CHRYSLER LLC has 6 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 09V118000 was 09V082000, reported on March 12, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 4,314 MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, COMMANDER AND WRANGLER VEHICLES. WIRING MAY BE REVERSED ON THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB CONNECTOR. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY NOT PROPERLY INFLATE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT AN OCCUPANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG SQUIB WIRES AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J13.
Reported April 9, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V118000 (3)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V118000, 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: April 9, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted