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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V113000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 03/01/1993 to 03/31/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 736824 | 08/02/1999 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/06/1999 | 05/12/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: mini vans. the wiring that initiates the driver and/or passenger air bag could electrically short circuit to ground. a short circuit to ground that exists immediately after turning the ignition key to the on or start position can cause the air bag(s) to inadvertently deploy. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Inadvertent air bag deployment can injure a front seat occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will perform an electronic diagnostic check. any short circuits identified in either the driver's or passenger side air bag initiator wire circuit will be repaired. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 2, 1999.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). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 05/12/2004 | 30000 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Rear wiper inoperative, airbag light on | |||
| 11/17/2002 | 1 | 09/18/1997 | |
| Vehicle involved in collision and air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was involved in an accident in which the air bags failed to deploy. as a result the driver received head, neck, chest and back injuries. the vehicle also experienced recurring electrical and transmission problems. there were several reasonable repair attempts made to have the electrical system and transmission repaired. *mr *cb *nlm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/09/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving 35mph another vehicle ran stop sign, and vehicle was t boned. upon impact, neither air bags deployed. had emergency room treatment for passenger.*ak | |||
| 04/24/1999 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| While driving and making a left hand turn on the ramp of i-76, vehicle started to slow down because of an accident up ahead, and a semi truck behind was also making a left hand turn, but it didn't slow down. fishtailed and hit consumer's vehicle. upon impact, neither airbag deployed due to a short in the electrical system. recall notice issued. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/07/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| On the morning of 12/7/98 i was driving north on morrie ave. cheyenne, wy. the road conditions dry, clear and there were no distractions. i had set my cruise control on 32 mph as there are always police in the area and speed limit is 30 mph. the next thing i knew i was being hit in the face and the steering wheel was jerked out of my hands and then i felt a impact with unknown object and another explosion and the feeling that my right hand was being pushed into the steering wheel. i smelled an awful smell and then saw all of this white powder around my face and a burning under my chin. my knee had been shoved into the steering column. i was taken to the hospital by ambulance where i spent almost four hours determining no medical problems had caused this accident. the vehicle was damaged by hitting protective posts on side of road causing irrepairable damage. daimler chrysler took the redings off the computer but refuse to give us the results of them. their only comment is that there was no malfunction. now in light of the recall of driverside air bags perhaps this information is not correct and if so why the refusal for the results? | |||
| 08/11/1998 | |||
| While driving 25 mph the vehicle had direct frontal impact and both the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy, resulting in two injuries. cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 02/18/1997 | |||
| Steering wheel disconnected from the steering column nine months prior to being involved in a front-end collision and the air bags deployed and had to be replaced. please describe details. *ak | |||