NHTSA Campaign 15V459000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 15V459000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 15V459000 with NHTSA on July 22, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V459000, NHTSA lists up to 1,059,444 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 18, 2011 and October 7, 2014.
The 15V459000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V459000 were scheduled from September 18, 2015, 58 days after the report.
15V459000 covers 5 models from Ram, model years 2012–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V459000 covers have filed at least 174 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V459000 vehicles, the 2013 Ram 1500 has the most (94).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V459000 ranks 10 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 15V459000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 34 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V459000 was 15V444000, reported on July 10, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks manufactured January 18, 2011, to October 7, 2014, and equipped with the Electronic Vehicle Information Center option. The affected vehicles have a steering wheel wiring harness that may rub against the driver air bag module retainer spring.
- The risk
- This abrasion may result in an electrical short that could cause driver's frontal air bag to unexpectedly deploy. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, repair as necessary, and secure the steering wheel wiring harness. Additionally, protective caps will be added to the air bag retainer spring ends. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R36.
Reported July 22, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V459000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V459000, 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 22, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted