NHTSA Campaign 13V118000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 13V118000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V118000 with NHTSA on April 3, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V118000, NHTSA lists up to 119,497 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 11, 2011 and December 14, 2011.
The 13V118000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V118000 were scheduled from April 22, 2013, 19 days after the report.
13V118000 covers 3 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 13V118000 covers have filed at least 355 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V118000 vehicles, the 2012 Dodge Charger has the most (111).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V118000 ranks 24 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V118000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 13V118000 was 13V040000, reported on February 6, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured April 11, 2011, through December 14, 2011. The affected vehicles may have improperly sized terminal crimps on the seat side-airbag wiring harness which may cause the seat side-airbags to malfunction and illuminate the airbag warning light.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment the airbags may not operate as designed, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace both driver and passenger seat airbag wiring harnesses, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N07.
Reported April 3, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V118000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V118000, 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 3, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted