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NHTSA Record Id: 9198 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE |
Recalled Component Id: 000008987000074862000000257 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
Model Name: RAM | Model Year: 1997 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V023000 | Mfr Campaign Number: 815 |
Component Name: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1994 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 15 1997 |
Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 250845 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 08 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) | Report Received Date: Feb, 05 1999 |
Record Creation date : Feb, 08 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: van and wagon model passenger vehicles. if water/road salt gets on the interior floor of the vehicle in the proximity of the air bag electronic control module (aecm), the aecm can corrode. the resulting corrosion can cause the driver side air bag to deploy inadvertently. | Consequence Summary: Deployment of the air bag without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash and personal injury. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers wil replace the aecm with an aecm that is sealed from moisture intrusion. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 8, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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