# NHTSA recall 15V046000

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: 15V046000
- Manufacturer's number: R06
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2015\-01\-28
- Owners notified: 2015\-12\-29
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 752644

## What is 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.


## What can happen

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


## The 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.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 752644
- Reported remedied: 131428 \(17%\)
- Reported unreachable: 129394
- Reported removed: 3978

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 DODGE VIPER](/makes/dodge/viper/2003/recalls.md). Built 2001\-11\-01 to 2004\-06\-30.
- [2004 DODGE VIPER](/makes/dodge/viper/2004/recalls.md). Built 2001\-11\-01 to 2004\-06\-30.
- [2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-02\-13 to 2003\-05\-23.
- [2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2003/recalls.md). Built 2001\-02\-13 to 2003\-05\-23.
- [2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2004/recalls.md). Built 2001\-02\-13 to 2003\-05\-23.
- [2002 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-01\-09 to 2003\-03\-28.
- [2003 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2003/recalls.md). Built 2001\-01\-09 to 2003\-03\-28.

## Investigated as RQ14001

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.

- RQ14001: Recall query, opened 2014\-05\-29, closed 2015\-11\-13. Jeep inadvertent air bag deployment. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V046000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V046000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [102290](/bulletins/11012356.md), 2025-01-06, Service bulletin
- [N1302072013](/bulletins/10216424.md), 2022-07-25, Service bulletin
- [M3511082012](/bulletins/10216350.md), 2022-07-25, Service bulletin
- [N1302072013](/bulletins/10140093.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [N1302072013](/bulletins/10139015.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [M3511082012](/bulletins/10136473.md), 2018-05-14, Service bulletin
- [N1302072013](/bulletins/10128977.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [M3511082012](/bulletins/10128935.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [0800107](/bulletins/10021599.md), 2007-06-11, Service bulletin
- [0801603](/bulletins/10002037.md), 2003-08-12, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V046000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/15V046000)

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