Vehicle recall 12V527000 · November 8, 2012
Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty
A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags, side curtain airbags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is…
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- Summary
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2002 and 2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, through March 28, 2003, and 2002 through 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, through May 23, 2003. A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags, side curtain airbags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
- Consequence
- Inadvertent deployment of the airbags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental jumper harness to the airbag control module, free of charge. Owners were notified of the recall by interim letter in January 2013. The remedy for affected Liberty vehicles is expected to be available in April 2013. The remedy for affected Grand Cherokee vehicles is expected to be available later in the year. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753.
- Notes
- Chrysler's recall campaign number is M35.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V527000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 8, 2012
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- M35
- Owner notification
- September 13, 2013
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 744,822
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive; Air bags
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (2002-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002
- Jeep Liberty (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
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