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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V148000 | BRAUN CORPORATION | from 01/21/2009 to 03/19/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 843 | 06/04/2010 | MFR | BRAUN CORPORATION | 04/13/2010 | 04/15/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The braun corporation is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 chrysler town & country and dodge caravan commercial entervans which were altered by braun between january 21, 2009 and march 19, 2010. during conversion, the chassis was raised and the floor was lowered to accommodate wheelchair accessibility features. in raising the chassis, the fuel fill pipe comes into closer proximity to the left rear tire. in rough or aggressive driving situations, the tire may intermittently contact the fuel fill pipe. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Contact between the tire and fuel fill pipe may wear a hole in one or the other components over time. this may result in loss of vehicle control in the event of tire pressure loss, or a vehicle fire in the event the fuel pipe is compromised. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Braun will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on june 4, 2010. owners may contact braun toll-free at 1-800-488-0359. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 09/07/2008 | 19000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. while driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle lost coolant fluid, water and the brakes failed. he coasted to the side of the road and called a tow company. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. the dealer was unable to locate the failure. the vehicle was taken to another dealer and this dealer replaced the front brake rotors and pads. one month later the contact experienced the failure again. the contact stated the brake pad and rotors has been replaced three times on the vehicle. the contact stated that both sliding doors get jammed and he has to removed the battery cable to restart the computer for the doors to close properly. the contact stated that the dealer did some repairs to the stereo system and caused damage to the the speakers and stereo dashboard. he stated the speaker were hanging off the mount. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 19,000 and the current mileage was 53,000. vwb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 01/31/2011 | 43050 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. the contact stated that while a passenger was getting out of the vehicle, his head became jammed in the passenger rear sliding door as it suddenly began to close. the child was not injured. the contact called the manufacturer who stated that there was nothing wrong. the vehicle had not been repaired. the current mileage was approximately 45,000. the failure mileage was approximately 43,050-bk | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 01/31/2011 | 43050 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. the contact stated that a child passenger was exiting the vehicle when the rear passenger sliding door closed independently, jamming the child | |||