Recall 14V770000

AIR BAGS

Report Date
20141203
Component
AIR BAGS
Affected Vehicles
12 models

Defect Description

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500, 2004-2005 Dodge Durango, 2005 Dodge Dakota, 2005 Dodge Magnum and 2005 Chrysler 300, 300C and 300 SRT8 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. For vehicles that were sold, or are currently registered, in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, owners were notified and the recall began on December 5, 2014. For all other vehicles, Chrysler notified owners and the recall began on February 3, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P40 Expanded. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall 16V-352. This recall superseded the passenger air bag portion of recall 14V-354.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2004 DODGE DURANGO
2004 DODGE RAM 1500
2004 DODGE RAM 2500
2004 DODGE RAM 3500
2005 CHRYSLER 300
2005 CHRYSLER 300C
2005 DODGE DAKOTA
2005 DODGE DURANGO
2005 DODGE MAGNUM
2005 DODGE RAM 1500
2005 DODGE RAM 2500
2005 DODGE RAM 3500

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.