The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE INFLATOR CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED.
The risk
THE AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE PROPERLY WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2006 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 2006 | 1,280 | 4 |
Other air bags recalls in 2006
12 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the air bags; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 06V488000 21 Dec 2006 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 06V454000 30 Nov 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 06V445000 22 Nov 2006 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 06V417000 31 Oct 2006 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 06V408000 26 Oct 2006 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 06V353000 14 Sept 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V324000 31 Aug 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 06V293000 7 Aug 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006