1987 Dodge Caravan defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1987 Dodge Caravan. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• LIFTGATE LATCHES
  Engineering Analysis EA94005 · opened Jan 31, 1994 · closed Oct 25, 1995

  Liftgate latches in the subject vehicles have failed in low and moderate speed impacts resulting in occupant ejections, injuries, and fatalities.there are two failure modes associated with latch failure: fork bolt-detent lever bypass, and inertial unlatching.nhtsa analyses of chrysler and peer minivans took the form of…

• TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA91010 · opened Dec 10, 1990 · closed Dec 31, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILS
  Engineering Analysis EA90030 · opened May 31, 1990 · closed Sep 24, 1990

  There is no summary currently available

• REAR SEAT STRUCTURE FAILS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE90079 · opened May 7, 1990 · closed Oct 2, 1990

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• UNDERDASH FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA90011 · opened Feb 23, 1990 · closed Feb 28, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE90030 · opened Jan 9, 1990 · closed May 31, 1990

  There is no summary currently available

• UNDERDASH FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89170 · opened Sep 26, 1989 · closed Feb 23, 1990

  There is no summary currently available

• BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE88095 · opened Aug 22, 1988 · closed Feb 15, 1989

  There is no summary currently available