2003 DODGE RAM 3500; 2003 DODGE RAM 2500; 2003 DODGE RAM 1500
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Chrysler is recalling certain 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured between August 29, 2002, and July 25, 2003, due to a defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator. The inflator may produce excessive internal pressure and rupture when the air bag deploys, potentially causing metal fragments to strike vehicle occupants and result in serious injury or death. This recall applies to both original air bags and replacement air bags that may have been installed after previous crashes.
Owners should not drive their vehicles until the repair is complete. Chrysler will replace the passenger frontal air bag free of charge, with the recall beginning on March 16, 2016. Affected owners should contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403 to arrange the repair, referencing recall number R26.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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.
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began on March 16, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R26. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 14V770.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured August 29, 2002, to July 25, 2003 to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
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