1992 Dodge Grand Caravan defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1992 Dodge Grand Caravan. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURES
  Engineering Analysis EA97005 · opened Apr 10, 1997 · closed Dec 23, 1997 · led to recall 97V149000

  There is no summary currently available

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

  There is no summary currently available

• STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA95029 · opened Sep 26, 1995 · closed Nov 13, 1996 · led to recall 96V229000

  After an extensive investigation and analysis, chrysler has identified the defect as a fatigue failure, origination in the heat affected region of the projection welds of the steering wheel hub to steering wheel armature attachment.the hub is the portion of the steering wheel assembly that connects it to the steering c…

• ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS
  Engineering Analysis EA94028 · opened Jul 29, 1994 · closed Jun 24, 1996 · led to recall 96V099000

  There is no summary currently available

• ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE94024 · opened Mar 7, 1994 · closed Jul 29, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• 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…