NHTSA campaign 06V353000 · Manufacturer campaign F40
Dodge Recall 06V-353: FMVSS 208/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT/CHILD SEAT
NHTSA recall 06V353000 (Manufacturer campaign F40) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on September 14, 2006, with 144,750 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on October 20, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V353000 (also written 06V-353 or 06V353)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F40
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 144,750 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V353000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dodge
Dodge Ram 1500
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V353000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN CERTAIN MODEL REAR FACING CHILD SEATS ARE INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT POSITION.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG CUSHION AND REPROGRAM THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F40. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V353000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.