NHTSA Campaign 15V046000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) · Reported Jan 28, 2015 · 752,644 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, to March 28, 2003, 2002-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, to May 23 2003, and 2003-2004 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured November 1, 2001, to June 30, 2004. Due to electrical noise beyond the tolerance of the air bag electronic control module (ECM), a component in the ECM may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.

Consequence

Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Chrysler dealers will replace the air bag control module and side impact sensors as required, free of charge. This recall remedy was applied during earlier recall campaigns of these vehicles under safety recalls 12V527 and 13V040. All owners that have not had the recall repair performed under safety recalls 12V527 or 13V040 are strongly encouraged to have it performed and not wait for the final remedy to be deployed to the field. The recall began on December 29, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R06.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE VIPER 2003 752,644
DODGE VIPER 2004 752,644
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2002 752,644
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2003 752,644
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2004 752,644
JEEP LIBERTY 2002 752,644
JEEP LIBERTY 2003 752,644

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V046000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.