NHTSA Campaign 14V481000
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
NHTSA campaign 14V481000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: knee bolster. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V481000 with NHTSA on August 6, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V481000, NHTSA lists up to 25,479 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 3, 2012 and July 25, 2014.
Owner notification letters for 14V481000 were scheduled from September 26, 2014, 51 days after the report.
14V481000 covers 1 model from Fiat, model years 2014–2015.
Owners of the model years 14V481000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V481000 vehicles, the 2015 Fiat 500L has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V481000 ranks 31 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V481000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 14V481000 was 13V291000, reported on July 2, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Fiat 500L vehicles manufactured March 3, 2012, to July 25, 2014. Irregularities in the folding process during assembly of the driver's knee airbag may result in its improper deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- If the knee airbag air bag does not deploy properly during a crash, there is an increased risk of driver injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's knee air bag, free of charge. The recall began on September 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P42.
Reported August 6, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V481000 (2)
Fiat (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V481000, 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 6, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted