Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 0800107 | 02/07/2007 | 10021599 | Passenger air bag deactivation. *kb | 06/11/2007 | |
| 0803205 | 01/03/2006 | 0800107 | 10016171 | Daimlerchrysler corporation is now offering a passenger airbag deactivation wiring package. to include 2006 chrysler town and country and 300/touring. *tt | 09/01/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/30/2006 | 0 | 1 | 07/30/2006 |
| I recently purchased a 06 dodge charger r/t. vin: 2b3ka53h36h430213. manufactured 3/06. it is equipped with advanced air bags, and an occupant classification system that will disable the air bags if it detects a small child in the front seat. however, on my car, and on the other (20+) cars on the dealers lot, the indicator that tells you when the passenger air bag is disabled is not present. there is simply a plastic place-holder where the indicator light should be. i have been in contact with several other charger and 300c owners, and virtually all models produced after jan 06 do not have this light. here is a memo that my dealer found from chrysler concerning this: note for all markets; as of 12/23/2005, for cars without side airbags, and as of 01/05/2006 for cars with side airbags, the passenger airbag disable[pad] lamp is no longer functional. it is still present, but will not illuminate at any time. according to nhtsa law: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/airbag...frontabs.htm#5 vehicles with advanced frontal air bags that are designed to suppress the air bags (not allow them to deploy) are also required to have an indicator light with the phrase passenger air bag off or pass air bag off. when illuminated, the purpose of this indicator light is to inform you that the passenger frontal air bag has been automatically turned off (suppressed) by the advanced frontal air bag system and therefore will not deploy. this can happen if sensors detect a small-statured passenger such as an infant or toddler in the right front passenger seating position. this seems like a major safety issue to me. i have contacted chrysler numerous times regarding this, and each time they take my contact info and say they will get back to me, but i have yet to get a call. *nm | |||
| 03/02/2006 | 1287 | 1 | 12/17/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while in a left hand curve at 23 mph, the passenger side tire separated from the wheel. the tire pressure sensor light did not illuminate to warn the contact of low tire pressure. this caused the vehicle to go off of the road into a trench, bouncing between either sides of the trench. the vehicle hit six trees and ended up pinned against the mountain on the passenger side. most of the damage occurred on the passenger side. the airbags did not deploy and the seat belts were worn. the indicator light that states the passenger side airbag was deactivated was illuminated. the occupants sustained injuries. there was a police report taken at the scene. the vehicle was towed to a dealership, where repairs were started. that dealership was unable to perform all necessary repairs; therefore, the vehicle was towed to another dealership. the vehicle has not been returned to the contact. | |||
| 11/12/2005 | 1433 | 1 | 10/28/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer states while driving at 40 mph the abs failed to activate. the vehicle skidded off the road and into several trees. upon impact, the frontal and side/curtain airbags failed to deploy. the contact felt it was a traction control problem. the abs failed once before. there have been no repairs made at this time. *ak updated 12/07/05. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/23/2009 | 98750 | 1 | |
| I was recently in a car accident where my brakes locked on me and i went sliding into another vehicle. when the impact occurred my air bags never deployed and my brakes were still locked. *tr | |||
| 02/21/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| I was on the freeway doing 65 mph, and was rear ended by a drunk driver in an suv doing approximately 120 mph. at the time of impact my airbags did not deploy. my vehicle did not spin out of control or anything like that, but had i not had control of my car, who knows if the airbag would have deployed. *tr | |||