NHTSA campaign 14V770000 · Chrysler campaign P78
Chrysler and Dodge Recall 14V-770: Passenger Air Bag Inflator May Rupture
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V770000 (Chrysler campaign P78) was reported by Chrysler Group LLC on December 3, 2014, with 250,896 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Durango, Dodge Ram 1500, Dodge Ram 2500 and more for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on February 3, 2015, 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 14V770000 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
- 14V770000 (also written 14V-770 or 14V770)
- Filed by
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Chrysler campaign number
- P78
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 250,896 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 23.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V770000. 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 300
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 5, 2004 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Chrysler 300C
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 5, 2004 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Dakota
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 18, 2004 – July 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Durango
Dodge Magnum
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 5, 2004 – July 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Ram 1500
Dodge Ram 2500
Dodge Ram 3500
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V770000.
Defect description
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500, 2004-2005 Dodge Durango, 2005 Dodge Dakota, 2005 Dodge Magnum and 2005 Chrysler 300, 300C and 300 SRT8 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Manufacturer remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. For vehicles that were sold, or are currently registered, in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, owners were notified and the recall began on December 5, 2014. For all other vehicles, Chrysler notified owners and the recall began on February 3, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P40 Expanded. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall 16V-352. This recall superseded the passenger air bag portion of recall 14V-354.
Notes
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V770000
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.