NHTSA recall 19V018000
NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.
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 | 19V018000 |
| Manufacturer's number | V01 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Reported | 2019-01-15 |
| Owners notified | 2019-02-04 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 1413222 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-07-20 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1413222 |
| Reported remedied | 852775 (60%) |
| Reported unreachable | 49083 |
| Reported removed | 78893 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 4, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V01.
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.
| 2010 CHRYSLER 300 | Built from 2009-07-01. |
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| 2011 CHRYSLER 300 | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2012 CHRYSLER 300 | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2013 CHRYSLER 300 | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2014 CHRYSLER 300 | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2015 CHRYSLER 300 | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER | Built from 2009-07-29. |
| 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER | Built 2009-07-29 to 2014-06-26. |
| 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER | Built 2009-07-29 to 2014-06-26. |
| 2013 DODGE CHALLENGER | Built 2009-07-29 to 2014-06-26. |
| 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER | Built 2009-07-29 to 2014-06-26. |
| 2010 DODGE CHARGER | Built from 2009-07-01. |
| 2011 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2012 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2013 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2014 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2015 DODGE CHARGER | Built 2009-07-01 to 2015-09-18. |
| 2010 DODGE DAKOTA | Built from 2009-08-07. |
| 2011 DODGE DAKOTA | Built to 2011-08-22. |
| 2010 DODGE RAM 3500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 DODGE RAM 4500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 DODGE RAM 5500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 JEEP WRANGLER | Built from 2009-04-29. |
| 2011 JEEP WRANGLER | |
| 2012 JEEP WRANGLER | |
| 2013 JEEP WRANGLER | |
| 2014 JEEP WRANGLER | |
| 2015 JEEP WRANGLER | |
| 2016 JEEP WRANGLER | Built to 2016-09-17. |
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 EA15001
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.
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis, opened 2015-02-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 68045027A$ | 2022-07-25. Service bulletin. Part Description: AIR BAG MODULE-PASSENGER I/P Issue Description: Before replacing this part due to Air Bag Light illumination in the Instrument Cluster, please contact Chuck Hood at cell (248) 613-7591. If you don't receive a response within 15 minutes, then continue with normal repair procedure |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.