NHTSA campaign 07V246000 · Manufacturer campaign G20
DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL Recall 07V-246: SIDE WINDOW AIR BAG MODULE
NHTSA recall 07V246000 (Manufacturer campaign G20) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL on June 7, 2007, with 21 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on July 16, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V246000 (also written 07V-246 or 07V246)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL
- Manufacturer campaign number
- G20
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 21 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V246000. 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 Sprinter
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 18, 2006 – April 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner
Freightliner Sprinter
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 18, 2006 – April 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V246000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE SIDE WINDOW AIR BAG MODULE DIFFUSER MATERIAL MAY CONTAIN HAIRLINE CRACKS.
Safety consequence
IN THE CASE OF A CRASH WITH A TRIGGER SIGNAL FOR THE WINDOW BAG MODULE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SUCH A DIFFUSER MAY CRACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AIR BAG ACTIVATION INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT, LEFT, OR BOTH SIDE WINDOW AIR BAG MODULES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DCC AT 1-843-695-5041.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. G20.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 07V246000
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.