1998 Dodge Caravan defect investigations

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

• DRIVER AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA04013 · opened Jun 4, 2004 · closed May 25, 2005 · led to recall 04V480000

  The driver air bag clockspring can develop an open-circuit condition resulting in nonfunctional driver-side frontal air bag, horn, cruise control (if equipped), and/or steering wheel radio control (if equipped).in its october 5, 2004 letter to nhtsa, daimlerchrysler stated that it will conduct a safety recall and repla…

• DRIVER AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ04001 · opened Jan 28, 2004 · closed Jun 4, 2004

  Complaints report air bag warning light illuminates, and this may be accompanied with a non-functioning horn and/or cruise control (if equipped).this is indicative of an open-circuit clockspring failure (results in non-functioning driver's air bag), similar to the failure condition that was the subject of daimlerchrysl…

• REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02004 · opened Jan 16, 2002 · closed Mar 11, 2002 · led to recall 02V076000

  This investigation was opened january 16, 2002, based on seven reports alleging the third row seat belt retractors failed on certain 1997 and 1998 model year caravan and voyager vehicles.the reports indicated a tar like substance entered the retractor mechanism, thus causing the retractor to jam or bind.in this conditi…

• AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING
  Engineering Analysis EA01007 · opened Feb 21, 2001 · closed Nov 22, 2002 · led to recall 02V293000

  There is no summary currently available

• DC MINIVAN FUEL INJECTOR RAIL LEAK
  Recall Query RQ00008 · opened Mar 9, 2000 · closed Mar 18, 2002 · led to recall 00V268000

  There is no summary currently available

• POST COLLISION FUEL SYSTEM
  Engineering Analysis EA99013 · opened Jun 11, 1999 · closed Aug 10, 2001
• POST-COLLISION FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99010 · opened Feb 3, 1999 · closed Jun 11, 1999

  There is no summary currently available