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). | |||||||||||||||
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 | 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. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | |||
| Buckle on integrated child seat will not release. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| We purchased our van used and i guess the original owners switched back seats with someone who had child restraints and chrysler says that ours is not covered under any recalls since they were not originals on the van. many times, these seats do not properly secure my kids in and i think they should be part of the recall, regardless. if they do not take care of the problem, when something does happen, i will have to contact my lawyer to contact them when there is a problem. i would appreciate any help in resolving this matter with chrysler or whoever else that i need to contact that can help me. | |||
| 10/15/2000 | 2 | 05/01/1999 | |
| This is the second time that this integrated child car seat has locked up. it was replaced by the manufacturer the first time one month after we got the vehicle, and it is doing it again, which i find to be very dangerous for my son. we are forced to put a car seat into our car. i want this replaced by chrysler again at no charge, but they are unwilling to do so.*ak | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Dealerships will not repair vehicle unless car is left with them. recall says it is one-hour repair. no transportation is provided. chrysler should bear all expenses of repair. also, door locks are still jamming after four to five repairs. this repair was requested while van under warranty and service was refused. | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 5 | ||
| Recall not completed (3prior failures before recall) when i noted that the recall had not been completed to dealer they agreed & ordered parts to complete recall. i returned & got paperwork that stated the recall was complete. i let my toddler ride around for 3 weeks in the seat before i found the dealer had disengaged the locking mechanism for the integrated seat(seat belt would not engage in impact). when i confonted dealer they said they didn't know anything about it. when confronted with evidence they state they had ordered another set of parts to fix it but state they didn't know there was anything wrong with the integrated seat.they also said i was overreacting in that i was angry they let my child ride around with no working restraint. i immediately called chrysler corp who opened file & said a dist mgr would call me. a week later(today) no call. i called chrysler & they say the file is closed that the dm called the dealer who says they've handled it. strange i havn't heard that. they want to fix it a 6th time. i don't trust their 6th time will be any better. are others running around with incomplete recalls & are unaware? even the side that has a locking mechanism that works doesn't tighten on the children. i believe it is a faulty design. i would be glad to send you a video of the problem to help prove my allegations. help. i bought the van for the integrated seats & now i hate it because of the integrated seats. i feel the kids are unsafe in them & pray for the babies whose parents have no idea. thank you michelle mahood | |||
| 10/29/1997 | 10/23/1996 | ||
| The built-in child restraint failed to release seat belt with 1 year old child inside. the more it was pulled, the tighter the mechanism wound, until the plastic shield was up around childs throat. owner was forced to cut the belt to release child. | |||
| 11/06/1995 | 2 | 08/22/1995 | |
| Child seat failed prior to recall notice. | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1996 | ||
| Built in child safety seats lock up when trying to release child. | |||
| 10/29/1997 | 1 | 10/23/1996 | |
| Integrated child seat failed to release seat belt while a child was restrained with it. the more the owner pulled, the tighter the mechchanism wound causing the owner to cut the belt with scissors. | |||
| 08/07/1997 | 2 | 03/19/1997 | |
| Child restraint seatbelt retracted and trapped a child and nearly choked him. | |||
| 05/07/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Integrated child safety seat retractor would not release. | |||
| 02/28/1997 | 1 | 07/01/1996 | |
| Integrated child car seat straps did not release, trapping/choking child. | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 1 | 02/29/1996 | |
| Built in child safety seat locks up to the point of preventing child from exiting seat. | |||
| 11/12/1996 | 3 | ||
| Built-in child safety seat 'y' assembly trapped child in car seat. | |||
| CHILD SEAT - HARNESS BUCKLE - INFANT | |||
| 09/01/2001 | |||
| Seatbelt mechanism that was designed to be used with a child seat is very unconfortable for child. c male end of buckle that is designed to go between child's legs is too close to the child's groin area. consumer feels this may be unsafe for child. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| CHILD SEAT - POSITIONING CLIP | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| On the child safety seat, the metal clip that attaches to the harness is very tight. | |||
| CHILD SEAT - RETRACTOR | |||
| Vehicle has 2 built-in car seats that retractor module for harness has failed, trapping children in seat. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 3 | 06/01/1996 | |
| The retractor on the built in child safety seat would not release. | |||
| CHILD SEAT - TETHER (STRAP) SECURES TOP OF CHILD SEAT TO VEHICLE | |||
| 12/09/1997 | |||
| While putting or taking the child out of the safety seat the harness straps won't hold, and the seat is also pulling chunks of hair from the child's head. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 5 | ||
| Child safety seat harness tightened up around child's neck and wouldn't loosen. had to push/pull to get him out. *ak | |||
| 07/13/1997 | 1 | ||
| While trying to get child out of child seat, they unbuclked the strap and tried to pull strap over child's head, but the strap just got tighter, had to cut strap to get child out of the seat. *ak *slc | |||