Chrysler Air Bags

Chrysler is recalling about 119,497 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment the airbags may not operate as designed, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
13V118000
Manufacturer
Chrysler Group LLC
Reported
3 April 2013
Vehicles
119,497
Built between
Apr 2011 – Dec 2011
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 April 2013
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2011 and December 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2012 Chrysler 300Built April 2011 to December 2011
  • 2011-2012 Dodge ChallengerBuilt April 2011 to December 2011
  • 2011-2012 Dodge ChargerBuilt April 2011 to December 2011

What the defect is

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured April 11, 2011, through December 14, 2011. The affected vehicles may have improperly sized terminal crimps on the seat side-airbag wiring harness which may cause the seat side-airbags to malfunction and illuminate the airbag warning light.

What could happen

In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment the airbags may not operate as designed, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace both driver and passenger seat airbag wiring harnesses, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2011 to December 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 April 2013
  3. Owners notified22 April 2013

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 April 2013.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N07.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
N07
Recalling manufacturer
Chrysler Group LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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