Reported Oct 12, 2000419 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 898Built Sep 12, 2000 – Sep 15, 2000
The defect
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. passenger air bags were built with suspect aluminum extrusion sections which may not retain the air bag door during an air bag deployment event.
The risk
A separated air bag door could injure a vehicle occupant.
Owner notification began october 19, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).