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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WHEELS - RIM | ||||||||||||||||
97V070000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 03/13/1997 to 03/14/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 60 | 05/03/1997 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/28/1997 | 05/01/1997 | |||||||
Defect Summary | The steel road wheels were damaged by the equipment used to match mount the wheel to the tire. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | A score mark was made on the wheel, affecting the durability of the wheel. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace all road wheels (and full size spare tires) with new wheels. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin during may 1997. 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. |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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WHEELS | |||
04/22/2012 | 200000 | ||
Tl- the contact owns a 1997 dodge caravan . the contact stated that while driving 3 mph and attempting a turn, the front passenger side tire rod fractured. the vehicle was then towed to the contact's residence. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired.the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 200,000. kmj | |||
04/22/2012 | 200000 | ||
Tl- the contact owns a 1997 dodge caravan . the contact stated that while driving at 3 mph making a turn , the front right passenger wheel tire rod broke . the vehicle was then towed to the contacts residence. the dealer and manufacture has not been aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired.the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 200,000.cv | |||
01/24/2003 | 124500 | 1 | 08/08/2002 |
On the date given, my 19 year old daughter was driving on a secondary road in the town of peru, ny, when the right front (factory option) cast aluminum wheel split in two circumfrentially, pulling her violently into a snowbank. there was no prior indication of the failure, and the vehicle had never been abused or involved in any accident or incident. the vehicle is a 1997 dodge grand caravan ls, and the wheel in question is the factory optional aluminum cast item. we filed a complaint with the dealer and the manufacturer, and were told that there was nothing that can be done and that the failure was our fault. there was no previous damage to the wheel, it had never been abused, there was no air leakage over time to indicate a crack or fault, the temperature at the time was approximately 10 degrees f., and there was no obstacle in the road which could have contributed to the incident. the wheel simply brok into two pieces. we feel that your organization should be made aware of this possible defect since sudden and unexpected failure of such a vital piece of vehicle equipment could obviously prove fatal. if this had occurred on an interstate at highway speeds, or if the left front wheel had failed, pulling the vehicle into oncoming traffic, the possible results are obvious. please feel free to contact myself or my wife at any time concerning this matter, and we are curious to know if you have received any other complaints of this nature. thank you for your time and assistance. | |||
WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
05/22/1998 | 1 | ||
Consumer states the wheel trim ring / cover / hub cap had to be replaced. *tt |