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). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT - TETHER (STRAP) SECURES TOP OF CHILD SEAT TO VEHICLE | |||||
| 721 | 07/01/1997 | 6088537 | Child safety seat video and harness clips for minivans equipped with integrated child seats. some owners experienced difficulty with release of the harness straps and removal of their children from the seats in the above mentioned vehicles | 12/21/1999 | |
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 | |||
| 03/01/2003 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| The car seat came with the vehicle and harness latch opened and closed intermittently. *jb the consumers daughter was buckled into the built in car seat, and when it was time to get her out, the seat belt wouldn't extend out to release. the straps remained locked and will not release. scc | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| Both integrated child safety seat straps would not unlatch. needed to used a screw driver to unlatch harness straps. dealer notified ,and informed consumer that was not covered under a recall, and any repairs would be at consumer's cost. asking nhtsa to look into this matter. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 05/01/2001 | |||
| Belt for integrated child safety seat is failing to lock when brakes are applied. this would prevent forward movement of child/seat. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 08/01/2000 | |||
| Child seat chest piece will tighten, moves up to child's neck, strangling child. chest plate keeps tightening when child moves. *ak | |||
| Integrated child seat restraints retracted back when release button was pushed, choking child. *ak | |||
| 01/15/1999 | 1 | 02/25/1998 | |
| Consumer has an integrated child safety seat in vehicle, and the child's hair got caught in it on numerous occasions. consumer had to take child to the doctor because bunches of hair had been pulled out. also, child safety restraint has been repaired 3 times because it would lock up. manufacturer told consumer that it was nothing that they could do. they told the consumer to call here first and make a complaint. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The built in car seat make the childrens legs fall asleep within a 10 minute ride. yh | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| The built-in child seats causes children's legs to fall asleep after being in seat for approximately 10 minutes. the legs do not support them right away after getting out of seat. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Intergrated child seat failed causing the straps to tighten while trying to release. | |||
| 12/10/1998 | 1 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Recall repair on the integrated child safety seats did not fully fix the failure, entire seat needs replacement after repair. | |||
| 07/22/1997 | 2 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Integrated child seat failed to operate properly. *ak | |||
| 03/08/1996 | 2 | 11/11/1995 | |
| The child safety seat harness release is unsafe. it is difficult to release and is painful to the child. | |||
| 06/05/1997 | 3 | ||
| Ea-97003; belts would not release/unlatch to allow child to be placed in built-in seat or to be taken out of css; cannot pull seat belt out because it retracted. will be taken to dealer. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1996 | |||
| Integrated child safety seat harness/straps retractor, will not release, very hard to get child out of seat. *ak | |||
| 11/07/1996 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| Built in child safety seat straps too tight across child's chest's, causing difficulty releasing child from straps. | |||
| 09/06/1996 | 2 | ||
| Purchased truck new, child was in the child seat and couldn't get the child out. *ak consumer states child safety seat has a defect which causes choking if the belt is twisted in recoil assembly, child had to be cut out of seat and had bruising in the neck area. *slc | |||
| 08/09/1995 | 9 | ||
| While sitting in an integrated safety seat, child was able to free his shoulder from restraining straps due to the design of the integrated child seat. *ak | |||
| CHILD SEAT - HARNESS BUCKLE - INFANT | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| The intergrated child saftey system setbelt locked, not allowing the belt to be pulled away from child. no accident occurred to cause the belt to lock. after the child was removed, by releasing the anchor clip, the belt began to function normally. this has occurred with both intergrated child safety seats in the vehicle.*ak | |||
| 12/19/1998 | 0 | ||
| Consumer could unbuckle the built-in car seat, but could not pull it out to release the child. griffin motors has now placed extensions on harnesses and have not had any more problems to date. *ak *ml | |||
| 01/01/1996 | 5 | 11/12/1995 | |
| Seat belt in seat locks up, trapping the child in the car seat, also belt tightens as child moves around. | |||
| CHILD SEAT - POSITIONING CLIP | |||
| Intregrated child seat; the child is able to remove the chest clip and get out the car seat. consumer has yet to contact the dealer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1997 | 3 | 11/01/1996 | |
| 2 built-in child bench seat harness straps will lock in constant situation, causing the consumer's children to become locked in or trapped in seat. *ak | |||
| CHILD SEAT - TETHER (STRAP) SECURES TOP OF CHILD SEAT TO VEHICLE | |||
| 1 | 03/19/2001 | ||
| The consumer received a recall notice on child seat belt straps but the dealer cleaned the strap instead of replacing it. the problem reoccurred and the dealer wants to charge for the service but the consumer states the recall was not done and he should not be charged for the service. *yh | |||
| Harness on the css is not secure because it is easy for the child to get out. *ak | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1997 | ||
| Intergrated child seat straps are faulty, causing child to get stuck in seat. consumer states straps had to be cut to remove child from seat. *ak consumer declined repairs to child seat. consumer stated that passenger rear tire was lossing air, dealer found nail in tire and plugged rear tire. *tt | |||
| 06/19/1997 | |||
| Ea97003, when removing child from the child seat the straps tighten up around the child chest, making releasing impossible. mom had to cut straps to remove child. *ak | |||