# NHTSA recall 00V306000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 00V306000
- Manufacturer's number: 898
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2000\-10\-12
- Owners notified: 2000\-10\-19
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 419

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  PASSENGER AIR BAGS WERE BUILT WITH SUSPECT ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SECTIONS WHICH MAY NOT RETAIN THE AIR BAG DOOR DURING AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT EVENT.


## What can happen

A SEPARATED AIR BAG DOOR COULD INJURE A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 19, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-992\-1997. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING](/makes/chrysler/sebring/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-12 to 2000\-09\-15.
- [2001 DODGE STRATUS](/makes/dodge/stratus/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-12 to 2000\-09\-15.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [082700](/bulletins/6092304.md), 2000-12-04, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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