NHTSA Campaign 15V313000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 15V313000 covers 47 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V313000 with NHTSA on May 26, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V313000, NHTSA lists up to 4,077,169 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2010.
The 15V313000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V313000 were scheduled from June 8, 2015, 13 days after the report.
15V313000 covers 13 models from Dodge, Chrysler and Mitsubishi, model years 2004–2011.
Owners of the model years 15V313000 covers have filed at least 3,551 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V313000 vehicles, the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 has the most (376).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V313000 ranks 3 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V313000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 34 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V313000 was 15V282000, reported on May 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for Chrylser on June 8, 2015. The recall for Mitsubishi started on June 24, 2015. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is R25. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V817 in its entirety. Vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.
Reported May 26, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V313000 (47)
Dodge (37)
- 2006 Dodge Charger
- 2007 Dodge Charger
- 2008 Dodge Charger
- 2009 Dodge Charger
- 2010 Dodge Charger
- 2005 Dodge Dakota
- 2006 Dodge Dakota
- 2007 Dodge Dakota
- 2008 Dodge Dakota
- 2009 Dodge Dakota
- 2011 Dodge Dakota
- 2004 Dodge Durango
- 2005 Dodge Durango
- 2006 Dodge Durango
- 2007 Dodge Durango
- 2008 Dodge Durango
- 2005 Dodge Magnum
- 2006 Dodge Magnum
- 2007 Dodge Magnum
- 2008 Dodge Magnum
- 2005 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2006 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2007 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 1500
- 2005 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2006 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2007 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2009 Dodge Ram 2500
- 2006 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2007 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2009 Dodge Ram 3500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 4500
- 2009 Dodge Ram 4500
- 2008 Dodge Ram 5500
- 2009 Dodge Ram 5500
Chrysler (9)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V313000, 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