NHTSA Campaign 19V438000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V438000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: air bag/restraint control module. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 19V438000 with NHTSA on June 11, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V438000, NHTSA lists up to 869 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 28, 2019 and May 8, 2019.
The 19V438000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V438000 were scheduled from September 24, 2019, 105 days after the report.
19V438000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2019.
Owners of the model years 19V438000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V438000 ranks 160 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 19V438000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 34 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V438000 was 19V407000, reported on May 31, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2019 Jeep Renegade vehicles equipped with the Upland trim package. The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) may have been incorrectly calibrated.
- The risk
- The miscalibrated ORC may incorrectly deploy the air bags during a frontal crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ORC. The recall began September 24, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V73.
Reported June 11, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V438000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V438000, 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: June 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted