The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. PASSENGER AIR BAGS WERE BUILT WITH SUSPECT ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SECTIONS WHICH MAY NOT RETAIN THE AIR BAG DOOR DURING AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT EVENT.
The risk
A SEPARATED AIR BAG DOOR COULD INJURE A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Sebring | 2001 |
| Dodge Stratus | 2001 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Sebring | 2001 | 242 | 9 |
| Dodge Stratus | 2001 | 186 | 10 |
Other air bags recalls in 2000
15 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the air bags; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 00V412000 6 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V388000 28 Nov 2000 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 00V371000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V332000 17 Oct 2000 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V270000 13 Sept 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V244000 29 Aug 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V235000 23 Aug 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V217000 11 Aug 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000