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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| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| SB-23-014-10 | 08/28/2010 | 10034498 | Chrysler: sliding door will not latch in the full open position. involves inspecting the right and/or left sliding door operation and if necessary adjusting the sliding door latch position. applies to vehicles built before 4/30/10. *pe | 11/19/2010 | |
| SB-08-021-10 | 08/03/2010 | 10034499 | Chrysler/dodge: power sliding doors inoperative. this involves flash reprogramming the power sliding door module rear left and/or right (dmrl/dmrr) with new software. power sliding doors will not open from any of the switches. doors wil | 11/19/2010 | |
| SB-08-021-10 | 09/29/2010 | SB08-021-10 REVB | 10034499 | Chrysler/dodge: power sliding doors inoperative. this involves flash reprogramming the power sliding door module rear left and/or right (dmrl/dmrr) with new software. power sliding doors will not open from any of the switches. doors wil | 11/19/2010 |