Chrysler (FCA US LLC): Air Bags › Frontal
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 28, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 752,644. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, to March 28, 2003, 2002-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, to May 23 2003, and 2003-2004 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured November 1, 2001, to June 30, 2004. Due to electrical noise beyond the tolerance of the air bag electronic control module (ECM), a component in the ECM may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
The risk
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Chrysler dealers will replace the air bag control module and side impact sensors as required, free of charge. This recall remedy was applied during earlier recall campaigns of these vehicles under safety recalls 12V527 and 13V040. All owners that have not had the recall repair performed under safety recalls 12V527 or 13V040 are strongly encouraged to have it performed and not wait for the final remedy to be deployed to the field. The recall began on December 29, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R06.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Dodge Viper | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,295 | 14 | 25 | 110 |
| 2003 Dodge Viper | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 762 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| 2003 Jeep Liberty | 1,352 | 13 | 11 | 134 |
| 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,476 | 16 | 20 | 75 |
| 2002 Jeep Liberty | 1,808 | 14 | 21 | 174 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V046000.
Full record for the 2004 Dodge Viper → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →