NHTSA Campaign 10V008000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 10V008000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 10V008000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V008000, NHTSA lists up to 308,950 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 19, 2005 and April 5, 2006.
The 10V008000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V008000 were scheduled from April 19, 2010, 98 days after the report.
10V008000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 10V008000 covers have filed at least 233 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V008000 vehicles, the 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan has the most (103).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V008000 ranks 3 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V008000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 4 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, ALASKA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS MAY CRACK UNDER CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER INTO THE SENSOR. THIS CAN CAUSE THE SENSOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND ILLUMINATE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THESE SENSORS WERE ADDED TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN CERTAIN FRONTAL CRASHES.
- The risk
- IF THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER IS IMMEDIATELY ALERTED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE PROMPTLY SERVICED. UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE ENHANCED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS WITH A NEW DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN DURING JUNE 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS J38. CHRYSLER HAS NOT DECIDED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AT NO COST.
Reported January 11, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V008000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V008000, 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 11, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted