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Defect Petition · Closed

JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ELECTRICAL

Action number
DP81006
Opened
Jan 16, 1981
Closed
Aug 24, 1981
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

What NHTSA is examining

Jumped from park to reverse, electrical fire

Vehicles under investigation

1977 Dodge Van

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.