NHTSA Campaign 13V283000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V283000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V283000 with NHTSA on July 2, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V283000, NHTSA lists up to 224,264 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 10, 2012 and June 7, 2013.
The 13V283000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V283000 were scheduled from September 11, 2013, 71 days after the report.
13V283000 covers 3 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Ram, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V283000 covers have filed at least 650 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V283000 vehicles, the 2013 Chrysler Town and Country has the most (393).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V283000 ranks 19 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V283000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V283000 was 13V103000, reported on March 21, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, and RAM C/V Tradesman vehicles manufactured May 10, 2012, through June 7, 2013. A software error may result in the opposite side airbags deploying from the collision point (a left side impact would deploy the right side airbags and vice versa).
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, the wrong side airbags could deploy leaving the occupant with no airbag protection at the point of impact, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will flash the occupant restraint control module, free of charge. The recall began during September 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N44.
Reported July 2, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V283000 (3)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Ram (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V283000, 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: July 2, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted