NHTSA Campaign 99V343000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 99V343000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 99V343000 with NHTSA on December 2, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V343000, NHTSA lists up to 350 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 26, 1999 and November 5, 1999.
The 99V343000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V343000 were scheduled from January 24, 2000, 53 days after the report.
99V343000 covers 4 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V343000 covers have filed at least 41 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 99V343000 vehicles, the 2000 Chrysler 300m has the most (29).
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V343000 ranks 134 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 99V343000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 12 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 99V343000 was 99V043000, reported on March 11, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN INCORRECT INFLATOR CHARGE AMOUNT.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A PASSENGER OCCUPANT INJURY UNDER CERTAIN ACCIDENT CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE WITH A CORRECT MODULE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 24, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Reported December 2, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V343000 (4)
Chrysler (2)
Dodge (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V343000, 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: December 2, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted