Dodge Air Bags: Inflator Module

Dodge is recalling about 2 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. If the air bag door detaches during deployment, there is an increased the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

Campaign
16V750000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
18 October 2016
Vehicles
2
Built between
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 November 2016
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2016 and January 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016 Dodge Viper CoupeBuilt January 2016 to January 2016

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2017.

100% repaired — 2 of 2 reported

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 2016 MY Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured January 6, 2016, to January 8, 2016. A defective vibration weld on the passenger airbag chute may cause the passenger air bag door to detach during the air bag deployment.

What could happen

If the air bag door detaches during deployment, there is an increased the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side upper panel assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2016 to January 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2016
  3. Owners notified25 November 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 100% 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 18 October 2016.

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 customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S77.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
S77
Recalling manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US 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.

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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