31-001-15

NUMBER:
31-001-15
GROUP:
Collision Bulletin
DATE:
August 27, 2015
This bulletin is supplied as technical information only and is not an authorization for repair. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without written permission of FCA US LLC.
THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES SERVICE BULLETIN 31-004-11, DATED NOVEMBER
10, 2011, WHICH SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FILES. THIS IS A COMPLETE
REVISION AND NO ASTERISKS HAVE BEEN USED TO HIGHLIGHT REVISIONS.
SUBJECT:
Replacement Seat Covers And Seat Cover Repairs
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves FCA US LLC position in regard to replacement seat covers and seat
cover repairs.
DISCUSSION:
FCA US LLC vehicles, systems and components are engineered, tested and manufactured
to help protect vehicle occupants based upon government mandated and internal
corporate requirements relative to durability, noise vibration & harshness, occupant
protection, and vehicle safety. Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags provide
enhanced protection to help protect an occupant during a side impact. When the
seat-mounted side air bag deploys, it opens the seam between the front and side of the
seat’s trim cover. Modifications to the seat system, including the seat cover, may change
the way the air bag deploys, which could adversely affect the performance of the
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag causing serious injury.
“Modifications” include:
• Any change to the seat back cover such as material, thread, stitch design, and alterations
or misplacement of the features which guide the deploying air bag into position.
• Any non-approved seat-cover replacements. Only Authentic Mopar Repair Parts, and
approved Mopar accessories such as leather seat covers, are designed, engineered,
manufactured and tested to the FCA US LLC internal and government mandated
standards. The use of parts not specifically designed and tested by FCA US LLC may
compromise the integral balance between these safety systems. FCA US LLC only
approves of repairs or modifications to the supplemental seat-mounted side air bag
system, including the seat system or seat cover, where Authentic Mopar Repair Parts or
Mopar Accessories are used for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, RAM and Fiat vehicles. Any
unapproved repairs or modifications performed not using Mopar parts, or not following
FCA US LLC approved published repair guidelines and procedures, may increase the risk
of injury to current or future vehicle owners and occupants.
For more information, log on to www.MoparRepairConnection.com.
POLICY:
Information Only.