NHTSA investigating 630k Jeep Wranglers for possible airbag fault
Wed, Jun 24 2015
According to the documents from NHTSA (as a PDF here), a "faulty clockspring assembly in the driver side airbag electrical circuit" could be the culprit. Also, some of the affected Wranglers are showing a fault code that indicates the safety device wouldn't deploy in an accident. However at this time, there are no reports of injuries related to this potential problem.
NHTSA's preliminary evaluations are simply meant to investigate and don't necessarily lead to a recall. This isn't the first time for a potential problem like this on the Wrangler, though. A clockspring issue already led to a safety campaign for 2008-2012 right-hand drive Wranglers and an extended warranty for 2007 left-hand drive examples.
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INVESTIGATION Subject : Air Bag Clockspring Wiring Failure
Date Investigation Opened: JUN 19, 2015
Date Investigation Closed: Open
NHTSA Action Number: PE15025
Component(s): AIR BAGS
All Products Associated with this Investigation
Vehicle Make Model Model Year(s)
JEEP WRANGLER 2007-2012
JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 2007-2009
JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 2007-2009
JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 2007-2009
JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA 2007
Details
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
SUMMARY:
The subject vehicles display an airbag warning light that may indicate a failure of the clockspring wiring in the driver side air bag circuit. Several complaints cite the following diagnostic trouble code (DTC): Code B1B02 Open Squib to driver's air bag. This DTC would indicate a no-fire condition (disablement) for the driver air bag.
ODI investigated the RHD (right hand drive) Wrangler for a clockspring issue under PE11-019 which led to NHTSA Recall 11V258 on model year (MY) 2008-2012 RHD Wranglers as well as an extended warranty campaign on MY 2007 LHD Wrangler vehicles. This investigation covers the MY07-12 LHD (left hand drive) Wranglers.
The reports referenced above can be viewed as http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues under the following ODI numbers:
10555206, 10335017, 10555744, 10396822, 10556801, 10409996, 10556912, 10415855, 10558055, 10420598, 10558571, 10427668, 10558581, 10432815, 10558620, 10440602, 10559222, 10444135, 10559254, 10447024, 10559807, 10449538, 10560269, 10452272, 10561149, 10464342, 10561477, 10467119, 10561554, 10468965, 10561584, 10470858, 10563402, 10472863, 10564759, 10474184, 10564870, 10477371, 10567000, 10481244, 10568119, 10483922, 10568720, 10484878, 10569356, 10486560, 10576590, 10490433, 10577172, 10494588, 10577359, 10501079, 10578080, 10502678, 10578756, 10505286, 10579650, 10505726, 10582798, 10507339, 10582886, 10508619, 10583165, 10508938, 10583712, 10510379, 10583773, 10510805, 10584004, 10512375, 10586126, 10513192, 10586351, 10515352, 10588624, 10521876, 10592388, 10524504, 10592502, 10531536, 10593546, 10532697, 10593811, 10534240, 10594803, 10542180, 10594900, 10543474, 10594903, 10543961, 10596504, 10544394, 10596521, 10546492, 10597754, 10547481, 10597971, 10548094, 10598320, 10549429, 10598924, 10551518, 10605346, 10552588, 10605512, 10554810, 10606434, 10407120, 10607476, 10415989, 10610545, 10430060, 10610918, 10440648, 10615197, 10449173, 10615799, 10454513, 10616839, 10468384, 10618032, 10471966, 10618879, 10475783, 10620984, 10482873, 10621514, 10486151, 10622427, 10493826, 10626229, 10502213, 10626785, 10505389, 10627083, 10508069, 10627190, 10510112, 10628999, 10511034, 10629109, 10514511, 10629314, 10524263, 10629374, 10532101, 10630282, 10536192, 10631278, 10543958, 10631644, 10545008, 10638312, 10548030, 10641419, 10550609, 10641751, 10553784, 10641830, 10412968, 10643364, 10435704, 10649142, 10449610, 10650372, 10470580, 10654180, 10478675, 10659143, 10488889, 10661949, 10504285, 10663031, 10508775, 10669846, 10512588, 10670522, 10526304, 10670833, 10542191, 10670860, 10546552, 10676865, 10552282, 10678625, 10425278, 10678728, 10465615, 10679315, 10484661, 10679354, 10505979, 10679668, 10520329, 10679809, 10544210, 10680385, 10378572, 10681683, 10473960, 10682831, 10510446, 10683941, 10548654, 10684282, 10500562, 10689817, 10446906, 10693443, 10534101, 10694651, 10689627, 10681718, 10668525, 10652613, 10649124, 10640287, 10640272, 10626413, 10596840, 10544652
Date Investigation Opened: JUN 19, 2015
Date Investigation Closed: Open
NHTSA Action Number: PE15025
Component(s): AIR BAGS
All Products Associated with this Investigation
Vehicle Make Model Model Year(s)
JEEP WRANGLER 2007-2012
JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 2007-2009
JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 2007-2009
JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 2007-2009
JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA 2007
Details
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
SUMMARY:
The subject vehicles display an airbag warning light that may indicate a failure of the clockspring wiring in the driver side air bag circuit. Several complaints cite the following diagnostic trouble code (DTC): Code B1B02 Open Squib to driver's air bag. This DTC would indicate a no-fire condition (disablement) for the driver air bag.
ODI investigated the RHD (right hand drive) Wrangler for a clockspring issue under PE11-019 which led to NHTSA Recall 11V258 on model year (MY) 2008-2012 RHD Wranglers as well as an extended warranty campaign on MY 2007 LHD Wrangler vehicles. This investigation covers the MY07-12 LHD (left hand drive) Wranglers.
The reports referenced above can be viewed as http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues under the following ODI numbers:
10555206, 10335017, 10555744, 10396822, 10556801, 10409996, 10556912, 10415855, 10558055, 10420598, 10558571, 10427668, 10558581, 10432815, 10558620, 10440602, 10559222, 10444135, 10559254, 10447024, 10559807, 10449538, 10560269, 10452272, 10561149, 10464342, 10561477, 10467119, 10561554, 10468965, 10561584, 10470858, 10563402, 10472863, 10564759, 10474184, 10564870, 10477371, 10567000, 10481244, 10568119, 10483922, 10568720, 10484878, 10569356, 10486560, 10576590, 10490433, 10577172, 10494588, 10577359, 10501079, 10578080, 10502678, 10578756, 10505286, 10579650, 10505726, 10582798, 10507339, 10582886, 10508619, 10583165, 10508938, 10583712, 10510379, 10583773, 10510805, 10584004, 10512375, 10586126, 10513192, 10586351, 10515352, 10588624, 10521876, 10592388, 10524504, 10592502, 10531536, 10593546, 10532697, 10593811, 10534240, 10594803, 10542180, 10594900, 10543474, 10594903, 10543961, 10596504, 10544394, 10596521, 10546492, 10597754, 10547481, 10597971, 10548094, 10598320, 10549429, 10598924, 10551518, 10605346, 10552588, 10605512, 10554810, 10606434, 10407120, 10607476, 10415989, 10610545, 10430060, 10610918, 10440648, 10615197, 10449173, 10615799, 10454513, 10616839, 10468384, 10618032, 10471966, 10618879, 10475783, 10620984, 10482873, 10621514, 10486151, 10622427, 10493826, 10626229, 10502213, 10626785, 10505389, 10627083, 10508069, 10627190, 10510112, 10628999, 10511034, 10629109, 10514511, 10629314, 10524263, 10629374, 10532101, 10630282, 10536192, 10631278, 10543958, 10631644, 10545008, 10638312, 10548030, 10641419, 10550609, 10641751, 10553784, 10641830, 10412968, 10643364, 10435704, 10649142, 10449610, 10650372, 10470580, 10654180, 10478675, 10659143, 10488889, 10661949, 10504285, 10663031, 10508775, 10669846, 10512588, 10670522, 10526304, 10670833, 10542191, 10670860, 10546552, 10676865, 10552282, 10678625, 10425278, 10678728, 10465615, 10679315, 10484661, 10679354, 10505979, 10679668, 10520329, 10679809, 10544210, 10680385, 10378572, 10681683, 10473960, 10682831, 10510446, 10683941, 10548654, 10684282, 10500562, 10689817, 10446906, 10693443, 10534101, 10694651, 10689627, 10681718, 10668525, 10652613, 10649124, 10640287, 10640272, 10626413, 10596840, 10544652
By Chris Bruce
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