Air bag module detachment

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Jeep vehicles. Closed 13 October 2000.

Investigation
PE00018
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
14 April 2000
Closed
13 October 2000

What NHTSA investigated

Odi has received a commplaint stating that the driver-side frontal air bag module detached from the steering wheel while attemption to use the horn for the first time in a brand new model year 2000 jeep wrangle (purchased i late march 2000).THE air bag module fell off the steering wheel and was hanging by its wires.the repairing delership stated that the two mounting screws, holding the integtated horn/air bag module to the steering wheel, were missing.this investigationn is opened to determine the scope of the potential problem of mis-assembled air bag modules in th ejeep wrangle vehicles.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
JeepWRANGLER2000

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.