NHTSA Campaign 11V394000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 11V394000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed the report for 11V394000 with NHTSA on August 3, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V394000, NHTSA lists up to 298,949 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 24, 2007 and July 30, 2008.
The 11V394000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V394000 were scheduled from October 21, 2011, 79 days after the report.
11V394000 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 11V394000 covers have filed at least 295 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V394000 vehicles, the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan has the most (294).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V394000 ranks 5 of 34 CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V394000, CHRYSLER GROUP LLC has 4 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 11V394000 was 10V008000, reported on January 11, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER, TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 24, 2007, THROUGH JULY 30, 2008. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER (HVAC) CONDENSATE LEAK FROM THE HVAC DRAIN GROMMET ONTO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND A POTENTIAL INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT WARNING.
- The risk
- AN INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN FRONT OF THE DEPLOYING AIRBAG AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AIR BAG MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L01.
Reported August 3, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V394000 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V394000, 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: August 3, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted