2012 Chrysler 200

The 2012 Chrysler 200 has two recalls, both involving the occupant restraint controller, a module that can fail and disable multiple safety systems at once, leaving occupants without airbags, seatbelt pretensioners, or active headrests in a crash.

In the more serious of the two, a short circuit in the restraint controller can prevent the front and side airbags and seatbelt pretensioners from firing in a collision, removing the primary protections that reduce injury in a serious crash. The second recall involves the same type of controller failure, but specifically affects the active headrests: in a rear-end collision, the headrests are designed to move forward and reduce whiplash, and if the controller fails, they stay in place and that protection is lost.