NHTSA Campaign 16V668000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 16V668000 covers 23 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 16V668000 with NHTSA on September 15, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V668000, NHTSA lists up to 1,435,625 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2009 and August 13, 2014.
The 16V668000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V668000 were scheduled from August 15, 2017, 334 days after the report.
16V668000 covers 6 models from Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep, model years 2010–2014.
Owners of the model years 16V668000 covers have filed at least 662 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V668000 vehicles, the 2014 Jeep Patriot has the most (104).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V668000 ranks 5 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 16V668000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 6 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 16V668000 was 16V490000, reported on June 30, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge Avenger vehicles. The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCR, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners that parts are not available yet were mailed on October 26, 2016. The recall began on August 15, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S61.
Reported September 15, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V668000 (23)
Jeep (10)
Dodge (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V668000, 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: September 15, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted