NHTSA Campaign 19V018000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V018000 covers 26 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 19V018000 with NHTSA on January 15, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V018000, NHTSA lists up to 1,413,222 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2009 and September 18, 2015.
The 19V018000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V018000 were scheduled from February 4, 2019, 20 days after the report.
19V018000 covers 6 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2010–2016.
Owners of the model years 19V018000 covers have filed at least 1,426 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V018000 vehicles, the 2010 Jeep Wrangler has the most (158).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V018000 ranks 7 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 19V018000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 34 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V018000 was 18V021000, reported on January 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode 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. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 4, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V01.
Reported January 15, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V018000 (26)
Dodge (13)
Jeep (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V018000, 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: January 15, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted