# NHTSA recall 16V288000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V288000
- Manufacturer's number: S40
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2016\-05\-11
- Owners notified: 2016\-08\-11
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 7196

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-16
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7196
- Reported remedied: 5605 \(77%\)
- Reported unreachable: 113
- Reported removed: 63

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2016\-05\-02.
- [2012 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2016\-05\-02.
- [2013 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2016\-05\-02.
- [2014 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2014/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2016\-05\-02.
- [2015 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2015/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2016\-05\-02.
- [2016 JEEP WRANGLER](/makes/jeep/wrangler/2016/recalls.md). Built 2010\-02\-16 to 2016\-05\-02.

## 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.

- EA15007: Engineering 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. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V288000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V288000/investigations)

## 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/16V288000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V288000)

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