The defect
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2012 RIGHT HAND DRIVE (RHD) JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2007, THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER'S AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLIES THAT COULD EXPERIENCE A COMPROMISED AIRBAG CIRCUIT RESULTING IN AN AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATION, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY.
The risk
A BROKEN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING WIRING ASSEMBLY CAN LEAD TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
The remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REMEDY THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. CHRYSLER WILL MAIL TO OWNERS AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION DURING MARCH 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Wrangler | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Wrangler | 2008 | 873 | 7 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2009 | 372 | 6 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2010 | 686 | 10 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2011 | 485 | 10 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2012 | 836 | 9 |
Other air bags recalls in 2011
13 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the air bags; CHRYSLER GROUP LLC filed 37 campaigns in all.
| 11V580000 6 Dec 2011 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 11V543000 8 Nov 2011 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| 11V534000 4 Nov 2011 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| 11V472000 9 Sept 2011 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V473000 7 Sept 2011 | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| 11V408000 9 Aug 2011 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V321000 13 Jun 2011 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 11V308000 3 Jun 2011 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011