NHTSA Campaign 16V290000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V290000 covers 4 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 16V290000 with NHTSA on May 11, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V290000, NHTSA lists up to 388,532 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 2, 2006 and August 13, 2010.
The 16V290000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V290000 were scheduled from December 14, 2016, 217 days after the report.
16V290000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2007–2010.
Owners of the model years 16V290000 covers have filed at least 660 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V290000 vehicles, the 2008 Jeep Wrangler has the most (309).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V290000 ranks 24 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V290000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 34 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V290000 was 16V114000, reported on February 26, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Jeep Wrangler JK vehicles manufactured March 2, 2006, to August 13, 2010. The clockspring assembly may become contaminated with dust and cause the air bag circuit to fail.
- The risk
- Failure of the air bag circuit may prevent the driver's frontal air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clockspring, wheel back cover, and column shroud, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S33.
Reported May 11, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V290000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V290000, 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 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted