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 | |||||
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| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | ||||||||||||||||
| 95I004000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | I | 5224 | 09/25/1995 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/25/1995 | 01/30/1996 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Chrysler dealers will replace both child seat assemblies with revised seats containing retractor improvements. the revised seats will also increase child comfort by incorporating protective seat belt wraps to prevent belt chafe. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: equipment; child seat; integral part of seat.vehicle description: passenger mini-vans equipped with integrated child seats.description of problem: this is not a safety recall in accordance with federalregulation 573. however, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. the campaign will replace both child seat assemblies with revised seats containing retractor improvements. consequence of problem: in an emergency situation, it would be difficult to remove a child from the seat. note: this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the child seats. owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| 96V136000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 06/01/1996 to 07/01/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 200 | 08/27/1996 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 07/18/1996 | 07/18/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The bolts which secure the integrated child seat modules to the seat frame can break. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle accident, the child seat may not provide adequate protection to the occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the integrated child seat module bolts. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: equipment; child seat; integral part of seat. vehicle description: mini-vans equipped with child seat modules. owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin during august 1996. note: 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 1-800-853-1403. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
| 97I001000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | I | 150000 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/24/1996 | 03/03/1998 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: multipurpose passenger vehicles equipped with integral child seats. this is not a safety recall in accordance with federal regulation 573. however, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. on the integral child seat, the shoulder belts restraining the child retract and lock in place after the belt buckle is connected to the latch plate. the latch plate movement locks the belts to make sure the child is restrained in the case of a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The latch plate located in the seat cushion area must be free to move back against its stop after the buckle is removed to allow the shoulder belts to be pulled out. always be sure the area around the latch plate is free of food or other items that might prevent the latch plate from moving back. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners are being provided with a video tape and 2 harness clips. the video tape instructs owners on the proper use and maintenance of the child seats. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Note:chrysler has decided to conduct a safety improvement campaign to make the vehicle owner aware of how the integral child seat latching system works.owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| CH9521 | 05/01/1995 | 43045 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| PE96008 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 01/25/1996 | 06/28/1996 | SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | ||||||
| SQ96016 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/18/1996 | 02/04/1997 | INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP | ||
| Odi continues to receive complaints alleging latching/retractor mechanism problems.chrysler's assessment of the problem indicates that owners of the vehicles are not adhering to the cleaning requirements for the seat.the seat appears to malfunction if crumbs of food or beverage residue accumulates on the latching tongue in thewell located between the child's legs.odi has 19 complaints of retract lockup.seven of these complaints report cutting the straps to remove the child.two of the seven consumers allege the child was choking.chrysler reports 60 owner/field reports which indicated 19 harnesses were cut to remove the children.additional information is needed to fully assess the safety consequence of the alleged defect and to evaluate the chrysler corporation's rational for not conducting a safety recall campaign. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 05/30/2005 | 117500 | 8 | 03/18/2005 |
| On a few seperate occasions while driving my 1996 chrysler town and country my daughters seatbelt has just released without any warning. during 3 sudden stops the seatbelts have unlatched by themselves and one time while driving down the road my seatbelt came undone after i adjusted myself in my seat. we just bought this van 2 months ago. also, without warning the body control module took out my entire electrical system, including my radio. there should be a sensor that it is going bad before it actually goes. even after going to jack powell dodge to have it all fixed, the horn doesn't work , the stereo is messing up, the instrument cluster is messing up, and the windshield wipers don't seem to work properly. | |||
| 02/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| I own a 1996 chrysler town & country lxi and after reading the information provided to me on the unsafebelts.com website would like chrysler to issue a recall on the gen 3 seatbelts. fortunately, i have not been involved in a crash in my vehicle, but i would like to be assured that if i am, the seatbelts will respond as required.*ak | |||
| 1 | 07/18/1996 | ||
| Restraint system failed. yh | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| The insured was involved in a collision, in which the vehicle was hit so hard that it tipped over, the seat belts froze and the insured had be removed from the window, there were 2 injuries.(claim#13-7259-940)*jb | |||
| 03/09/2002 | 03/01/2002 | ||
| After having purchased a used 1996 chryler town and country lxi minivan i found a consumer alert at www.unsafebelts.com. the website indicated that the vehicle was equipped with unsage gen3 buckles that could release at a time of impact. the site also directed consumers to contact the nhtsb and file this report. my famly have had the van only several days and have yet to experience any problems with the seatbelts, but i want to ensure my family's safety if an accident was to happen. thank you for your time in this matter. *ak | |||
| 03/08/2002 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had seen on new about the seat belt failure, even though that had not experienced problem yet, was concerned that it could happen to this vehicle. had contacted dealer. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| The seat belt in the integrated child safety seats locks up and the child cannot be removed without using the emergency release. the left seat is permanently stuck and the right seat occasionally releases. chrysler has recalled 1995 and some 1996 minivans for the same problem but refuses to pay for repairs to my car because they say my car was built after those included in the recall period; however, the tag on the car seats states they were assembled in 1995. when i told this to customer service representative sal palazzola he only said that i was not in their computer for a recall. | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 1 | 07/01/1995 | |
| Seat belt anchor came out of the pillar hitting child i, causing failure of other components. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 8 | ||
| Seat belt buckle allows misalignment as not engage or not to disengage. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 1 | |||
| While stopping and without any indication vehicle was rear ended at 30 mph. driver's seat belt retractor did not retract, holding consumer in place, and causing consumer to hit windshield and roof of vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/13/1997 | |||
| Built-in css belts tightens on impact. every bump/hump/rock or hole in the road will activate the seat belts to the css , the belts has tightened around consumer's 5 year old tothe pointof pain. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 11/01/1995 | |||
| Poor performance of the passenger side seat belt. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | |||
| 07/24/1997 | |||
| Child built-in css; went to take child out & released button fail to work;harnes straps got tighter when trying to pull over child's head. had to use scissors to free child out of seat. will be taking vehicle to dealer. *ak | |||
| 04/26/1997 | 11/14/1996 | ||
| Integrated child safety seat not functional; straps would not pull out- both while child was, and was not in seat. had to cut straps to release child. *ak | |||
| 06/07/1997 | |||
| The child was unable to be removed from the child seat because of the retractor malfunctioned and tightend on the child instead of releasing. *ak | |||
| 02/23/1997 | |||
| Town and country lxi, 1996, css build in model, retractor locked in place around the child's neck and could not remove the restraint from the child, a clamp that disconnected the seat from vehicle. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1995 | ||
| Third row seat belt is very difficult to fasten because of its length, it is too short even on a normal size occupant. this leaves the occupant un protected in an accident.*ak consumer had problems unbuckling seat belt. it turned out that the buckle and the seat belt has turned 180 degrees, and the release button ended up on the inside instead of the outside. *la | |||