Chrysler Corporation: Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 16, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 125,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DESIGN ALLOWS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT UPON VEHICLE IGNITION SHUT DOWN.
The risk
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED MODULE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Dodge Dakota | 446 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 1997 Dodge Neon | 390 | 6 | 12 | 44 |
| 1997 Dodge Viper | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 991 | 11 | 17 | 112 |
| 1997 Jeep Wrangler | 401 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| 1997 Plymouth Neon | 161 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
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 97V080000.
Full record for the 1997 Dodge Dakota → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →