The defect
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Ram 1500, Jeep Gladiator, and 2021 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. The front seat belt retractors may have an improperly welded micro gas generator, which can result in seat belt pretensioner failure.
The risk
A seat belt with pretensioner failure may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the front seat belt retractors. free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 8, 2022. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is Z95.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Gladiator | 2022 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2021 |
| Ram 1500 | 2022 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
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 Gladiator | 2022 | 120 | 8 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2021 | 953 | 15 |
| Ram 1500 | 2022 | 628 | 16 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2022
30 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the seat belts; Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) filed 225 campaigns in all.
| 22V953000 23 Dec 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V930000 15 Dec 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V838000 10 Nov 2022 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 22V816000 31 Oct 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 22V798000 21 Oct 2022 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 22V698000 19 Sept 2022 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 22V689000 14 Sept 2022 | Nikola Corporation |
| 22V666000 1 Sept 2022 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022