Service bulletin 70316

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10184741
Published by NHTSA	2020-12-28
Manufacturer's number	70316
Manufacturer's date	2020-11-25
NHTSA component	SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

NHTSA's summary

Warranty Bulletin D-20-16 (X84) Active Head Restraint - Select 2012-2018 Dodge Journey (JC) and 2012-2014 Dodge Avenger/Chrysler 200 (JS) (Rev. A)

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER 200	2012, 2013, 2014
DODGE AVENGER	2012, 2013, 2014
DODGE JOURNEY	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V640000	2017-10-10. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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23-027-20 REV. A	2021-03-01. Service bulletin. Active Head Restraint (AHR) Inadvertent Deployment - X84 Warranty Extension This bulletin involves inspecting the sled bracket striker pin and possibly replacing a front seat AHR that has inadvertently deployed. Customers may comment on the following: The AHR is deployed on one or both front seats and will not reset.
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23-027-20	2020-12-28. Service bulletin. Active Head Restraint (AHR) Inadvertent Deployment - X84 Warranty Extension This bulletin involves inspecting the sled bracket striker pin and possibly replacing a front seat AHR that has inadvertently deployed. Customers may comment on the following:The AHR is deployed on one or both front seats and will not reset.