NHTSA Campaign 13V040000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 13V040000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V040000 with NHTSA on February 6, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V040000, NHTSA lists up to 3,644 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2001 and June 30, 2004.
The 13V040000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V040000 were scheduled from March 26, 2014, 413 days after the report.
13V040000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 13V040000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V040000 vehicles, the 2004 Dodge Viper has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V040000 ranks 54 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V040000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured from November 1, 2001, through June 30, 2004. A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
- The risk
- Inadvertent deployment of the airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners could increase the risk of personal injury and the possibility of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. An interim notification iwas sent to owners on March 18, 2013. The recall began on March 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- Chrysler's recall campaign number is N13.
Reported February 6, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V040000 (2)
Dodge (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V040000, 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: February 6, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted