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NHTSA recall 16V288000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number16V288000
Manufacturer's numberS40
ManufacturerChrysler (FCA US LLC)
Reported2016-05-11
Owners notified2016-08-11
ComponentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Units potentially affected7196
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
Filed with NHTSA2018-01-16
Vehicles in the campaign7196
Reported remedied5605 (77%)
Reported unreachable113
Reported removed63

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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 (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Right Hand Drive Jeep Wrangler vehicles manufactured February 16, 2010, to May 2, 2016. The clockspring assembly may become contaminated with dust and cause the air bag circuit to fail.

What can happen

Failure of the air bag circuit may prevent the driver's frontal air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clockspring, wheel back cover, and column shroud, free of charge. The recall began on August 11, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S40.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2011 JEEP WRANGLERBuilt 2010-02-16 to 2016-05-02.
2012 JEEP WRANGLERBuilt 2010-02-16 to 2016-05-02.
2013 JEEP WRANGLERBuilt 2010-02-16 to 2016-05-02.
2014 JEEP WRANGLERBuilt 2010-02-16 to 2016-05-02.
2015 JEEP WRANGLERBuilt 2010-02-16 to 2016-05-02.
2016 JEEP WRANGLERBuilt 2010-02-16 to 2016-05-02.

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 EA15007

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA15007Engineering analysis, opened 2015-12-04, closed 2016-07-06. Air Bag Clockspring Wiring Failure. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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