DISCUSSION:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun and will beauthorizing some vehicle owners individually, in writing, permission to have one, the other orboth of their airbags deactivated for medical necessity.

Owners authorized by NHTSA to have their airbag(s) deactivated will have a letter to thateffect. Only those owners with an NHTSA letter can be considered for airbag deactivation atthis time until further notice.

To deactivate and document the airbag deactivation, the following procedure must beadhered to:

1. THE OWNERS MUST: produce a letter from NHTSA authorizing deactivation;verify vehicle ownership; and sign a copy of the waiver (reproduced on theDealer's letterhead) provided with this bulletin.

2. The Dealer then faxes a copy of the NHTSA letter and the signed waiver to the StarCenter using the STAR CENTER FAX FORM, marked "Electrical Group", providedwith this bulletin.

3. The Star Center will order the appropriate kit and have it shipped to the dealership.

4. The Star Center will telefax the NHTSA letter and signed waiver to the ChryslerCustomer Call Center and Office of the General Council for their records.

5. The dealer must retain the original copies of the NHTSA authorization and the signedwaiver in his files for a minimum of 5 years.

6. Report the airbag deactivation on the DIAL system by using the VIP Options Updatefunction using the following procedure: a. Download the VIN in the normal fashion.
b. Select the F3 key from the VIP Vehicle Summary screen to get to the Option Update menu.
c. If there were no dealer installed options previously reported on the vehicle, a dropdown list will be automatically displayed. d. If there were codes previously added, those codes will be displayed. If there were codes previously added, those codes will be displayed first. To get to the options list select the F3 key.
e.Select the appropriate sales code(s):

4ED = Driver Airbag Deactivated
4EE = Passenger Airbag Deactivated Confirm the sales code selection(s) by pressing the F10 key.

To report the reactivation of airbag(s) follow steps a - e, substitute the sales code(s) with either of the following:
4EF = Driver Airbag Reactivated
4EG = Passenger Airbag Reactivated
VIP will display "WARNING MESSAGES" anytime an airbag has been reported asbeing deactivated. To view these messages select the F4 key from the VIP VEHICLESUMMARY screen. The message will indicate which airbag has been deactivated.

NOTE: ALL DEALER OWNED USED VEHICLES SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR PROPER AIRBAG OPERATION, i.e. NOT DEACTIVATED, PRIOR TO RESALE.

NOTE: THE PROCEDURES SET BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), A U.S. AGENCY, DO NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES IN CANADA. SHOULD A SIMILAR PROGRAM BE INITIATED IN CANADA, CANADIAN DEALERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AT A LATER DATE.