Chrysler 300 Airbag Problems

Airbag complaints by model year

Which parts fail

• Frontal
  8
• Frontal › Sensor/control module
  7
• Side/window
  4
• On-off switch assembly
  1

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  5419%
• 25k–50k
  5419%
• 50k–75k
  5218%
• 75k–100k
  3913%
• 100k–150k
  5820%
• 150k+
  3311%

What owners report

I think that's it's appalling that the NHTSA cannot put more pressure on Chrysler to figure out a faster way to fix this deadly defect that is killing people. How long am I expected to wait for this repair? What liability does Chrysler have if I get into an accident and am injured by shrapnel from the air bag igniter. I thought that the NHTSA is there to protect the public. The mission of the NHTSA is to "Save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity." I believe that you and Chrysler have both failed.

The contact owns a 2021 Chrysler 300. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V198000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owned a 2020 Chrysler 300 AWD. The contact stated while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed on the highway and attempting to merge onto the right lane, another vehicle suddenly drove in front of his vehicle. The contact stated that her husband attempted to readjust the vehicle onto the left lane; however, the front driver's side of the vehicle hit the guard rail. The vehicle rolled over 2-3 times and the front driver's side door of the vehicle bent open, causing the contact's husband to fly out of the vehicle and land on the train tracks. The contact stated that bystanders immediately pulled her husband from the train tracks as the train was coming. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's husband was unconscious. The emergency units resuscitated the contact's husband three times at the scene; however, the contact's husband remained partly unconscious. …

The contact owns a 2020 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the contact later discovered that the front passenger's side curtain air bag had erroneously deployed. The contact stated that there was no collision or visible damage to the vehicle to cause the air bag to deploy. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Chrysler 300S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V198000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH and making a left turn when another vehicle made a wide turn at the same time crashing into the center of the passenger side. No air bags deployed. The contact was able to turn off the vehicle. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The contact stated the crash had occurred before receiving the recall notice. The dealer was contacted and confirmed the air bags needed replacing however the remedy was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Chrysler 300. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V198000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure; however, the contact stated there was an abnormal sound between the dashboard and the engine. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle started to make an abnormal sound. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was not able to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the seat belt module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

UNKNOWN. My door panels on all doors, aside from the drivers door are all warping away from the windows. It has gotten so bad that my doors will not lock every time. I have done a lot of research and apparently this is a safety issue b/c airbags have deployed unexpectedly, or have not deployed during accidents causing harm. The fact that I am a single, female, traveling nurse and my doors will not lock at times is definitely NOT ok. I took it to a shop when I had to get a scrape fixed and asked about the door panels. They were the ones to tell me that this is such a huge problem with my make and model of car that they never are able to get parts in for months at a time, and even when they do it is the same parts that I have and people always come back with the same problem. …

Related recalls (7)

NHTSA investigations