The defect
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Jeep Wrangler right-hand drive vehicles manufactured February 1, 2007, through October 10, 2011. The affected vehicles have airbag clockspring assemblies that could experience broken airbag circuits.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, a broken electrical circuit in the airbag clockspring wiring assembly can lead to non-deployment of the driver-side frontal airbag and will not be able to properly protect the driver, increasing the risk of injuries.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clockspring and add a steering wheel dust shield, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. This recall supercedes NHTSA recall 11V-528. Chrysler's recall campaign number is M31.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Wrangler | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 2013
23 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the air bags; Chrysler Group LLC filed 73 campaigns in all.
| 13V607000 2 Dec 2013 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 13V564000 12 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V555000 6 Nov 2013 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 13V542000 1 Nov 2013 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 13V456000 26 Sept 2013 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 13V412000 19 Sept 2013 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 13V405000 6 Sept 2013 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 13V315000 19 Jul 2013 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013