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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| SEATS | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V261000 | ARIZONA MOBILITY PRODUCTS | from 09/18/2007 to 09/18/2007 | V (Vehicle) | 2 | ODI | ARIZONA MOBILITY PRODUCTS | 06/14/2010 | 06/14/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Arizona mobility products (amp) is recalling one 2005 and one 2007 conversion vans built on dodge grand caravan chassis equipped with vmi/ricon 6-way power seat bases. there is a possibility of a defective weld at the joint between the pivoting plate and the pivoting plate pin. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The seat occupant may be injured if the seat base pin were to break. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Amp will notify owners and repair vehicles free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 16, 2010. owners may contact amp at 1-602-385-5988. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to vehicles altered by amp and has no relation to any vehicles manufactured by chrysler.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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 123915 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 dodge grand caravan. the contact stated that the vehicle integrated child seat harness snap open. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the buckles were defective and it needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that they would contact her back at a later date. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 123,915. pm | |||
| 06/13/2004 | 1 | ||
| On 6/13/04 we test drove a 2005 dodge grand caravan with the stow and go seats. the back seat has a 60/40 split and the 40 section was down when we looked at the vehicle on the lot. we pulled the seat up for my four year old to sit in with his booster. as my husband accelerated to get on the highway that section of the seat flipped backwards. the sales rep. unbelted my son and pulled the seat upright again. he had to pound on the leg of the seat to get it into proper position. dodge needs to take a look at this or at least warn customers!*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 10/30/2005 | 15000 | 1 | 07/11/2005 |
| Hit from behind and both ours seats broke. reported to dodge and they told us seats were designed to deflect rearward so as to absorb impact. they failed to tell us how we are suppose to bring vehicle to a stop or to keep from going to oncoming traffic as we were flat on our backs. just don't believe that logic. it sounds like a defect to me. *jb | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/29/2006 | 1 | 02/11/2005 | |
| I have not been able to properly secure a convertible care seat in the rear facing position in the stop-n-go seats, even utilizing the latch system. i have tried two different seats. i can not get the seat to the require level with the ground as indicated on the seat and cannot get it secure enough to prevent the seat from moving more than an inch.*jb | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 29580 | 1 | 05/14/2005 |
| I reached in through the right side door to get a blanket that was stuck in the back seat, and i pulled the #1 strap on the back seat with my left hand, the back of the seat slammed down onto my right hand, hyperextending my thumb, fracturing it and causing a partial tear in the ligament. *nm | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 3 | ||
| We rented a 2005 dodge grand caravan with the stow and go seats. the seat back for the second row seats returns to the down position under considerable spring pressure. on three occasions, members of my family were struck in the face by the headrest when the seat back was released by raising the lever on the outside of the seat. in one case, my daughter was struck in the jaw when she bent over to release the seat back. i was struck in the face twice: once on the left side and once on the right side. in both cases my glasses were torn from my face. even though these were ansi z87 safety glasses, they were thrown a considerable distance and damaged by the impact. being renters of the vehicle, we were not familiar with potential problems and had not been advised by the rental agency to watch out for the seats. for myself, i consider the spring loading to be an unfortunate design choice. the seat back appears to pack a considerable punch. | |||