2006 Dodge RAM 1500 recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain pickup trucks fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection. The passenger air bag may deploy with excessive force when certain model rear facing child seats are installed in the right front passenger seat position.
💥 The risk
This CAN increase the risk of injury to a child seat occupant during certain crash conditions.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag cushion and reprogram the occupant restraint controller. The recall began on october 20, 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V353000
- Manufacturer recall #
- F40
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 144,750
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 20, 2006
- Built
- Sep 20, 2006 – Jun 30, 2006
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. F40. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.