- Vehicles
- 4,077,169
- Built between
- Jan 2003 – Dec 2011
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 8 June 2015
- Repaired
- 41%
- Unrepaired
- 1,588,252
Safety advisories
Do not drive this vehicle
NHTSA and the manufacturer advise that affected vehicles should not be driven until the recall repair has been completed. Contact your dealer to arrange the repair, and ask about transport in the meantime.
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2003 and December 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2010 Chrysler 300Built January 2004 to December 2010
- 2005-2010 Chrysler 300CBuilt January 2004 to December 2010
- 2005-2010 Chrysler 300SBuilt January 2004 to December 2010
- 2007-2008 Chrysler AspenBuilt January 2006 to December 2008
- 2005-2010 Chrysler SRT8Built January 2004 to December 2010
- 2006-2010 Dodge ChargerBuilt January 2005 to December 2010
- 2005-2011 Dodge DakotaBuilt January 2004 to December 2011
- 2004-2008 Dodge DurangoBuilt January 2003 to December 2008
- 2005-2008 Dodge MagnumBuilt January 2004 to December 2008
- 2004-2008 Dodge RAM 1500Built January 2003 to December 2008
- 2005-2009 Dodge RAM 2500Built January 2004 to December 2009
- 2006-2009 Dodge RAM 3500Built January 2005 to December 2009
- 2008-2009 Dodge RAM 4500Built January 2007 to December 2010
- 2008-2009 Dodge RAM 5500Built January 2007 to December 2010
- 2006-2009 Mitsubishi RaiderBuilt January 2005 to December 2009
- 2010 Ram redundant 4500Built January 2007 to December 2010
- 2010 Ram redundant 5500Built January 2007 to December 2010
Repair progress
1,588,252 of 4,054,473 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
41% repaired — 1,644,105 of 4,054,473 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 234,689
- Scrapped or exported
- 587,427
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
What could happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for Chrylser on June 8, 2015. The recall for Mitsubishi started on June 24, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2003 to December 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 May 2015
- Owners notified8 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 41% repaired
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 26 May 2015.
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
Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is R25. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V817 in its entirety. Vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R25
- Recalling manufacturer
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.