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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V042000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 10/01/1990 to 02/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 5500 | 04/03/1991 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/11/1991 | 03/15/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Routing of battery main feed wiring may allow it to contact the air cleaner bracket and contnued contact may lead to an electrical short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The electrical short caused by continuous contact couldresult in the ignition of the wiring insulation, and an underhood fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The main feed on all involved vehicles will be rerouted and secured with tie straps away from the air cleaner bracket. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: battery feed wiring.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0800600REV | 12/29/2000 | 080600 | 618049 | Subject regarding wire splice repairs. *sb | 04/03/2001 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 080600 | 02/25/2000 | 609995 | This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts. *tt | 04/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 2 | 07/01/1991 | ||
| At 19,000 mile the axle/alternator/ rotors were replaced once and alternator failed for the second time .*ak *slc | |||
| 01/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Alternator failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 05/03/1994 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle failed to start due to battery failure. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 01/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Problems with wiring under hood, resulting in head lights failing to work due to not getting any power/car occasionally failing to start. | |||