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NHTSA Probes Chrysler Airbag Fix
U.S. safety officials are investigating complaints that airbags in two Jeep SUV models may deploy spontaneously in spite of a recall 18 months ago to fix the problem.
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U.S. safety officials are investigating complaints that airbags in two Jeep SUV models may deploy spontaneously in spite of a recall 18 months ago to fix the problem.
The probe involves 2002-2003 model Jeep Liberty and 2002-2004 Grand Cherokee SUVs.
Chrysler recalled 745,000 of the vehicles in the U.S. and another 174,000 units sold elsewhere in January 2013 after a year-long investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Chrysler Group LLC blamed the problem on deterioration of the airbag squib filter circuitry in the airbag control module. Dealers fitted the vehicles with new filters to block electrical spikes. But Chrysler tells NHTSA it is aware of six cases where the airbags in repaired vehicles triggered inadvertently anyway.
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