Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V185000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 01/01/1995 to 07/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 157000 | 11/30/1998 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 08/06/1998 | 08/17/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: mini vans equipped with integrated child seats. the shoulder harness restraint on the integrated child seat can become difficult to extract when the safety belt latch plate becomes contaminated. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can cause difficulty in releasing a child from the restraint. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will clean the latch mechanism. an extender will be added to the emergency release anchor for the child seat safety belts so that the release clips are more visible and accessible to the operator in the event that the retractor mechanism can not be unlocked. in addition, an instructional owner's manual supplement card will be provided. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin november 30, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT - TETHER (STRAP) SECURES TOP OF CHILD SEAT TO VEHICLE | |||||
| 721 | 07/01/1997 | 6088537 | Child safety seat video and harness clips for minivans equipped with integrated child seats. some owners experienced difficulty with release of the harness straps and removal of their children from the seats in the above mentioned vehicles | 12/21/1999 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | ||||||
| EA97003 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/31/1997 | 08/19/1998 | INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP | 98V185000 | |
| Chrysler submitted a service bulletin to odi as part of the 573.8 monthly submission addressing a service campaign to service the integrated child seats experiencing retractor mechanism lockup. | ||||||
| EA97003 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/31/1997 | 08/19/1998 | INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP | 97I001000 | |
| Chrysler submitted a service bulletin to odi as part of the 573.8 monthly submission addressing a service campaign to service the integrated child seats experiencing retractor mechanism lockup. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | |||
| 10/01/2002 | |||
| The vehicle childseat came with the vehicle isn't stable. the childseat lock in the pelvis area below. but there is nothing holding the chest upper area. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Integrated child safety seat harness/straps continued to tighten around child and would not loosen. | |||
| 6 | 11/06/1997 | ||
| Vehicle shuts down and control panel goes blank while vehicle is in motion. vehicle front end shakes. child was stuck in built-in safety seat because belt would not release. | |||
| 10/01/1995 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Problem with child safety seat. | |||
| 06/30/1997 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Child got out of integrated child seat. | |||
| At least ten times integrated child safety seat belts froze up, not allowing child to exit. the belts will tighten when further attempting to release. the release button is extremely hard to get to. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 05/09/1997 | 4 | ||
| Had placed child in buil- in chid seat when getting child out, latch would not release. would pull on t-shield & it got tighter. started rising toward child's throat. tried releasing from bottom, did not work; had to literally drag child from seat. *ak | |||
| Integrated child seat locks fail locking children in. please describe details. tt | |||
| CHILD SEAT - HARNESS BUCKLE - INFANT | |||
| 12/28/1998 | 2 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Vehicle is equipped with manufacturers integral child safety seats. on 2 occasions, the occupied seat has refused to release the belted child. when this occurs, no amount of force will release the tension necessary to remove the occupant, and the only way to do so is to cust the child out of the seat with large knife or scissors, which we are now forced to carry with us at all times in this vehicle.the manufacturer is apparently aware of the problem, as the seats were redesigned in '97-98 model. however we have despite 2 incidents, we have been unable to upgrade to the new style. i would like the dot to initiate a recall investigation, and force chrysler to upgrade all seats to correct this extremely dangerous safety issue. *ak | |||
| CHILD SEAT - TETHER (STRAP) SECURES TOP OF CHILD SEAT TO VEHICLE | |||
| 07/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states the 2-child seat booster harness and straps buckle doesn't work properly. manufacturer has been notified.*jb | |||