Jeep Air Bags

Jeep is recalling about 41,169 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. In the event of a crash, the inability to properly detect a crash may result in improper air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
19V449000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported
13 June 2019
Vehicles
41,169
Built between
Jul 2018 – Sep 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 August 2019
Repaired
76%
Unrepaired
8,883

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2018 and September 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Jeep CherokeeBuilt July 2018 to September 2018

Repair progress

8,883 of 41,169 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.

76% repaired — 31,326 of 41,169 reported

Owners not reachable
598
Scrapped or exported
362

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 2019 Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The impact and acceleration sensors may fail and reduce the air bag system's ability to properly detect certain crash events.

What could happen

In the event of a crash, the inability to properly detect a crash may result in improper air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected sensors, free of charge. The recall began August 8, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2018 to September 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 June 2019
  3. Owners notified7 August 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 76% 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 13 June 2019.

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 V63.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
V63
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.

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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