NHTSA Campaign 15V312000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 15V312000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V312000 with NHTSA on May 26, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V312000, NHTSA lists up to 385,686 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 29, 2002 and July 25, 2003.
The 15V312000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V312000 were scheduled from March 16, 2016, 295 days after the report.
15V312000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 15V312000 covers have filed at least 218 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V312000 vehicles, the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 has the most (138).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V312000 ranks 25 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V312000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 34 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V312000 was 15V282000, reported on May 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured August 29, 2002, to July 25, 2003 to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began on March 16, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R26. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 14V770.
Reported May 26, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V312000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V312000, 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: May 26, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted