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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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | ||||||||||||||||
| 95I001007 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 08/01/1989 to 07/01/1990 | I | 360000 | 07/10/1996 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/27/1995 | 05/13/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty passenger minivans with remote release. this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches. chrysler is conducting a service campaign to replace the liftgate latch assembly of the affected minivans. in a collision, the rear liftgate latch assembly could open. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the liftgate latch opens, occupants can be ejected resulting in significantly increased risk of injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Chrysler dealers will replace the liftgate latch with a new stronger latch assembly without charge. chrysler began notifying owners of these vehicles in june 1996. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is not a safety recall.there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches.however, chrysler has decided to provide a stronger latch without charge.owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-minivan (1-800-646-4826). | |||||||||||||||
| 95I001003 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 08/01/1989 to 07/01/1990 | I | 72845 | 10/17/1995 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/27/1995 | 05/09/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty passenger minivans without remote release. this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches. chrysler is conducting a service campaign to replace the liftgate latch assembly of the affected minivans. in a collision, the rear liftgate latch assembly could open. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the liftgate latch opens, occupants can be ejected resulting in significantly increased risk of injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Chrysler dealers will replace the liftgate latch with a stronger latch assembly without charge. chrysler began notifying owners during october 1995. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches.however, chrysler has decided to provide a stronger latch without charge.owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-minivan (1-800-646-4826). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 09/15/1996 | |||
| When trying to close the side sliding door, the door will not latch in place, causing the door to stay open. *ak | |||
| Sliding door lock sticks, had repaired three times. tt | |||
| 01/01/1994 | |||
| Sliding door will not not latch properly. tt | |||
| 06/05/1994 | |||
| The sliding sometime it wouldn't lock or unlock when trying to open. tt | |||
| 04/06/1993 | 0 | ||
| Latch on sliding door slams shut when parked on an incline. tt | |||
| 01/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Sliding door, defect with the lock, when closed the door cannot be opened, the lock jams. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 01/22/2000 | 0 | ||
| Bolt that supports liftgate failed, and the liftgate fell on consumer's wife's back without any warning of defect. *ak | |||
| 08/15/1996 | 1 | 07/01/1990 | |
| Mechanism inside hatch loose due to retaining screws that secures it to body, fell out. *ak part was replaced with recall. *slc | |||
| 07/11/1996 | 1 | ||
| Hatchback lock failed after recall. *dh | |||
| 08/25/1995 | 5 | ||
| Rear hatch latch fails in cold temperatures, causing hatch to open when vehicle is in motion. *sd | |||
| Smethkamp chrysler & capital chrysler aren't able to get parts to replace rear liftgate latch. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear door latch failed in above accident. *sd | |||
| #95i00100 the rear hatch latch is broken. tt | |||
| Rear latch fails not shutting securely w/some ajar. darner chrysler, in az says nothing wrong with gate latch. please describe details. tt | |||
| 10/30/1995 | |||
| Received recall ltr., dealer has no parts for rear latch. chrylser plymouth/manassas 703 368-5300. tt | |||
| 03/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Rear latch failed, causing liftgate door to fly up unexpectedly. *ak | |||
| Consumer was on truck with luggage in the back on highway and the rear hatch latch came open and all the luggage came out . *ak | |||
| 06/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Rear lift gate has opened while driving due to latch failure. *ak tt | |||
| 03/22/1995 | 2 | ||
| Rear hatch opened during collision. *tw | |||
| 12/25/1994 | |||
| Hit from the left hand side latch opened and 3 passengers were thrown out of the car. tt | |||
| 01/25/1995 | 2 | ||
| While driving, rear door flew up. it is very difficult to keep shut. tt | |||
| 12/12/1994 | 1 | ||
| Driving along during christmas when latch popped open and contents spilled all over highway. tt | |||
| 10/03/1990 | |||
| Rear hatch latch light came on and rear door hard to latch close, replace latch to no avail. tt | |||
| While driving, experience rear liftgate failure, when latch mechanism disengages, hatch pops open, result child strollers were flung out onto road two times. | |||
| 01/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Pull off after a light changed and rear hatch started to rattle and popped open. tt | |||
| Driving on snow vehicle fishtailed, spun went into ditch bounced back on to side back hatch opened no one injured. tt | |||
| Owner identifies problem with repeated shutting or difficulty when using key to unlock. please describe details. tt | |||
| 02/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear latch failed, rear hatch door would pop open while driving. tt | |||
| 1 | |||
| Rear hatch latch failed, causing gate to pop open while driving. tt | |||
| 01/10/1991 | 1 | ||
| Liftgate latch failed, causing the liftgate to stay opened. *ak | |||
| 03/06/1995 | |||
| Latch lift gate came open while driving, after inspected the latch will not close. tt | |||
| Rear latch mechanism replaced (3) times due door not shutting/latching even aggressive attempts failed. tt | |||
| 03/02/1995 | |||
| Difficulty latching the rear liftgate. tt | |||
| 12/09/1993 | 3 | ||
| Rear liftgate opens due to rear latch failure. *ak | |||
| 03/06/1995 | |||
| Rear latch gate comes open. please explain. tt | |||
| 09/06/1994 | |||
| Consumer daughter was driving down the highway the rear hatch latch came open she turn her head because kids was in van and hit a truck in front of her. tt | |||
| Rear hatch gate is difficult to close slamming up to 14 times. and also intermittently gate warning light comes on with door closed. tt | |||
| 02/25/1995 | |||
| Rear liftgate doesn't stay up in open position. tt | |||
| 02/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| While making a u-turn in a driveway, rear latch gate came open. tt | |||
| 03/03/1995 | 2 | ||
| On two separate occasions rear lift gate failed to latch properly, causing rear lift gate to open. *ak | |||
| 09/30/1993 | |||
| Rear latch gate opened up from impact. please explain. tt | |||
| 12/12/1994 | |||
| While driving at 55 mph back latch popped open. tt | |||
| 06/24/1993 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatch liftgate opened upon leaving stoplight, causing baggage to fall out of vehicle. tt | |||
| 02/20/1995 | |||
| Rear latch gate opens when vehicle in motion. please explain. tt | |||
| 10/25/1994 | |||
| When rear ended drivers shoulder belt didn't restrain occupant from hitting dash, rearview mirror and cup tray. 2) rear hatch opened upon impact. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 08/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Tailgate latch failed repeatedly. *dsh | |||
| 03/16/1995 | 6 | ||
| Liftgate latch failed prior to recall, causing liftgate to open and threw rear passenger out of van, resulting in his death. *skd | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||
| Structure; lid; trunk; chrysler mfg., has no parts to replace latch and consumer is rescheduled repeatedly forall 95i001003. please describe details. *ak | |||