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NHTSA campaign 99V343000

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 99V-343: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG

NHTSA recall 99V343000 was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 2, 1999, with 350 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler 300M, Chrysler Concorde, Dodge Intrepid and more for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on January 24, 2000, 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 99V343000 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
99V343000 (also written 99V-343 or 99V343)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Report received
Potentially affected
350 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V343000. 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 300M

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 30, 1999 – November 8, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler Concorde

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 30, 1999 – November 8, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge Intrepid

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 30, 1999 – November 8, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

Jeep

  • Jeep Grand Cherokee

    • 2000 · Vehicles built October 26, 1999 – November 5, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Jeep recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V343000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN INCORRECT INFLATOR CHARGE AMOUNT.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A PASSENGER OCCUPANT INJURY UNDER CERTAIN ACCIDENT CONDITIONS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE WITH A CORRECT MODULE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 24, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V343000

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.