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NHTSA campaign 09V118000 · Manufacturer campaign J13

Dodge and Jeep Recall 09V-118: REVERSE WIRING STEERING COLUMN DRIVER AIR BAG

NHTSA recall 09V118000 (Manufacturer campaign J13) was reported by CHRYSLER LLC on April 9, 2009, with 4,314 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Journey, Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee and more for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on June 1, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V118000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V118000 (also written 09V-118 or 09V118)
Filed by
CHRYSLER LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
J13
Report received
Potentially affected
4,314 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V118000. 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 Journey

    • 2009 · Vehicles built February 9, 2009 – February 26, 2009 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

Jeep

  • Jeep Commander

    • 2009 · Vehicles built February 9, 2009 – February 26, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Jeep Grand Cherokee

    • 2009 · Vehicles built February 9, 2009 – February 26, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4

    • 2009 · Vehicles built February 9, 2009 – February 26, 2009 (per NHTSA)
All Jeep recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V118000.

Defect description

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 4,314 MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, COMMANDER AND WRANGLER VEHICLES. WIRING MAY BE REVERSED ON THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB CONNECTOR. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MAY NOT PROPERLY INFLATE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT AN OCCUPANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG SQUIB WIRES AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J13.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V118000

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.