1998 Chrysler Sebring defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Chrysler Sebring. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02082 · opened Nov 6, 2002 · closed Apr 23, 2003

  There are no injuries or fatalities associated with this alleged defect.while conducting this investigation, odi found that the subject cinches meet the load bearing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 208, and that many of the reported failures were due to incorrect child safety seat installations. A…

• DOOR PANEL/GARNISH SEPARATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00007 · opened Feb 2, 2000 · closed Jul 18, 2000

  Alleged that the plastic garnish panels mounted on doors detach from their mountings, sometimes while the vehicle is in motion

• STEERING SHAFT BINDING
  Engineering Analysis EA99028 · opened Sep 10, 1999 · closed Jul 26, 2001 · led to recall 01I012000

  There is no summary currently available

• STEERING SHAFT BINDING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99030 · opened May 3, 1999 · closed Sep 10, 1999

  There is no summary currently available