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-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 |
| TSB-23-005-10 | 03/02/2010 | 10033811 | Chrysler/dodge: power sliding door will not power open. the power sliding door of the right and/or left side not opening when using the interior or exterior handles or interior b pillar button from full closed position but works with remo | 09/20/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge caravan. the contact stated that the passenger and driver side automatic doors had become inoperable. in addition, the sensors failed and could not detect when an object was blocking the door to prevent it from closing. as a result, a small child was injured as the sliding door haphazardly closed on a small child and failed to detect an object in the door's path. the dealer was notified of the issue and offered no assistance for the failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 dodge caravan. the contact stated that the passenger and driver side automatic doors had become inoperable. in addition, the sensors failed and could not detect when an object was blocking the door to prevent it from closing. as a result, a small child was injured as the sliding door haphazardly closed on a small child and failed to detect an object in the door's path. the dealer was notified of the issue and offered no assistance for the failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 50,000. kmj | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 dodge caravan. the contact stated the automatic doors on the right and left side of the vehicle was inoperable. the sensors on the right passenger door has malfunction and instead of it opening when a hand is in it the door closed. a small child hand was crush in the door. the dealer was notified who stated the contact should notified nhtsa. they offered no other assistance for the failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 50,000. mw | |||