NHTSA recall 12V527000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 12V527000 |
| Manufacturer's number | M35 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Reported | 2012-11-08 |
| Owners notified | 2013-09-13 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 744822 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2015 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-07-20 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 744822 |
| Reported remedied | 223229 (29%) |
| Reported unreachable | 80108 |
| Reported removed | 4685 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2002 and 2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, through March 28, 2003, and 2002 through 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, through May 23, 2003. A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags, side curtain airbags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
What can happen
Inadvertent deployment of the airbags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental jumper harness to the airbag control module, free of charge. Owners were notified of the recall by interim letter in January 2013. The remedy for affected Liberty vehicles is expected to be available in April 2013. The remedy for affected Grand Cherokee vehicles is expected to be available later in the year. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.
Notes
Chrysler's recall campaign number is M35.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.
| 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2001-02-13 to 2003-05-23. |
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| 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2001-02-13 to 2003-05-23. |
| 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 2001-02-13 to 2003-05-23. |
| 2002 JEEP LIBERTY | Built 2001-01-09 to 2003-03-28. |
| 2003 JEEP LIBERTY | Built 2001-01-09 to 2003-03-28. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA12001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA12001 | Engineering analysis, opened 2012-01-23, closed 2013-02-21. Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.