Recall 14V770000: 2004–2005 Dodge RAM 3500 and 7 other models

Report received

Dec 3, 2014

Manufacturer

Chrysler Group LLC

Potentially affected

250,896vehicles

Model years

2004–2005

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

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 Note: This recall has been superseded by recall 16V-352. This recall superseded the passenger air bag portion of recall 14V-354.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2005 Chrysler 300825 complaints
• 2005 Chrysler 300C288 complaints
• 2005 Dodge Dakota470 complaints
• 2004 Dodge Durango1,115 complaints
• 2005 Dodge Durango1,567 complaints
• 2005 Dodge Magnum638 complaints
• 2004 Dodge RAM 15001,099 complaints
• 2005 Dodge RAM 15001,173 complaints
• 2004 Dodge RAM 2500582 complaints
• 2005 Dodge RAM 2500422 complaints
• 2004 Dodge RAM 3500214 complaints
• 2005 Dodge RAM 3500196 complaints