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 | 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. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | |||
| 2 | 09/01/2097 | ||
| We have built in child seats in this car. the straps on the car seats do not retract properly, so the seats are unsafe. one seat has been heavily used, the other stopped retracting on first few uses. worse there is no place to get these seats repaired. dodge has offered one location, about an hour away. where the seat could be repaired at standard automotive repair rates. in fact when i called this location they could not do it. note this means that dodge is comfortable with two unsafe child seats in this vehicle. dt | |||
| 09/20/2002 | 1 | ||
| The consumer went to take her child out of the carseat. and the strap tightened up, she had to cut the strap in half to retreive her child from the seat.*jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer had to cut the strap on the integrated seat in order to remove the child, the seat was under recall 98v-0185 but could not be repaired due to lack of parts. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Integrated child safety seat design of the yolk/cable joint is weak, resulting in breakage, this part actuates the locking mechanism, when broken the seat belt does not lock properly. mjs | |||
| 12/10/1999 | |||
| Conusmer has an integrated child seat and the belt tightened up around the child's neck when trying to get her out. consumer was going to cut it, but managed to slide child's head underneath the belt. dealer has not been contacted. *ak | |||
| 12/07/1999 | |||
| Intregrated child seat which folds outof either seat does not work due to a broken cable which prevents the seat from locking, and causing the child to slide forward. parts have yet to be replaced. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 2 | 12/01/1997 | ||
| No summary | |||
| 10/15/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Integrated child safety seat locked up and got tighter. | |||
| The retracting seat belts in the intergrated child safety seats are catching the child's hair. dealer has no solution. *ak | |||
| CHILD SEAT - HARNESS BUCKLE - INFANT | |||
| The built-in child seat shield straps need to be pulled hard to buckle. the buckle would failed to release. sometimes after tugging on belt, it would rewind by itself. the straps put pressure against child's chest. the bottom hooks attached to belt, can come out. *ak | |||
| CHILD SEAT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 05/11/2004 | 74000 | 2 | |
| The integrated child safety seat belt retractor will not allow the belts to be used. consumer's vehicle had two such seats in the vehicle, where seat belts could not be used. manufacturer claimed that the belts could not be repaired unless the entire seat was replaced. *ak | |||
| 08/01/2001 | |||
| Belt retractor for the integral child safety seat has malfunctioned. belt is extended fully and cannot be used properly. dealership has yet to examine vehicle for this problem. please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak | |||
| 12/07/1998 | |||
| Integrated child safety seat harness failed to retract which resulted in choking the child while in the seat, harness had to be cut in order to free the child. dealer notified/ was the one who cut the harness . *ak | |||