Air bagsRecall 12V-527 · Jeep vehicles
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC recall 12V-527 covers 744,822 Jeep vehicles for a air bags problem, reported to NHTSA on November 8, 2012. The manufacturer's latest report (2015 Q2) shows 30% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 12V527000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2002 and 2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, through March 28, 2003, and 2002 through 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, through May 23, 2003. A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags, side curtain airbags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
The risk
Inadvertent deployment of the airbags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
The fix
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental jumper harness to the airbag control module, free of charge. Owners were notified of the recall by interim letter in January 2013. The remedy for affected Liberty vehicles is expected to be available in April 2013. The remedy for affected Grand Cherokee vehicles is expected to be available later in the year. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.
Chrysler's recall campaign number is M35.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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
30%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 80,108 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 9, 2001 to May 23, 2003. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Inadvertent Air Bag DeploymentNHTSA