NHTSA campaign 11V394000 · Chrysler campaign L01
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 11V-394: OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 11V394000 (Chrysler campaign L01) was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on August 3, 2011, with 298,949 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Chrysler Voyager and Dodge Grand Caravan for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on October 21, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V394000 (also written 11V-394 or 11V394)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Chrysler campaign number
- L01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 298,949 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V394000. 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.
Chrysler
Chrysler Town And Country
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 24, 2007 – July 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler Voyager
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 24, 2007 – July 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 24, 2007 – July 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V394000.
Defect description
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER, TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 24, 2007, THROUGH JULY 30, 2008. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONER (HVAC) CONDENSATE LEAK FROM THE HVAC DRAIN GROMMET ONTO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND A POTENTIAL INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT WARNING.
Safety consequence
AN INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN FRONT OF THE DEPLOYING AIRBAG AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AIR BAG MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. L01.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 11V394000
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.