1994 Chrysler Town and Country defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1994 Chrysler Town and Country. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION
  Defect Petition DP03002 · opened May 7, 2003 · closed Jul 22, 2003

  Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr …

• STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION
  Recall Query RQ00011 · opened May 1, 2000 · closed Apr 1, 2002 · led to recall 96V229000

  There is no summary currently available

• INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS
  Engineering Analysis EA98006 · opened Feb 27, 1998 · closed May 24, 1999 · led to recall 99V113000

  Complaints allege that the front air bag (s) deployed inadvertently--in most cases while starting the vehicle.

• INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97046 · opened Oct 24, 1997 · closed Feb 27, 1998

  Complaints allege that the subject vehicles' air bags deployed inadvertently (in most cases when starting the vehicle).

• DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR
  Defect Petition DP96014 · opened Nov 14, 1996 · still open

  Cfas sent a follow-up letter on december 12, 1996, to change the intent of the petition to airbag aggressivity and deployment variability.nhtsa received the letter on 12/12/96; accordingly, the petition due day was changed to april 12, 1997.cfas petitioned the agency to conduct an investigation to determine whether the…

• SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96008 · opened Jan 25, 1996 · closed Jun 28, 1996

  There is no summary currently available