The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLE. SOME PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING SOME REQUIRED COMPONENTS.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE IN THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Intrepid | 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Intrepid | 1998 | 377 | 3 |
Other air bags recalls in 1998
10 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the air bags; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 98V315000 11 Dec 1998 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V303000 1 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V089001 27 Nov 1998 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 98V256000 14 Oct 1998 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 98V249000 8 Oct 1998 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 98V188000 6 Aug 1998 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 98V146000 29 Jun 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V115000 26 May 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998