1993 Plymouth Colt defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1993 Plymouth Colt. 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 …

• AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA96014 · opened Jun 28, 1996 · closed Jun 12, 1997 · led to recall 97V073002

  The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails

• AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96007 · opened Jan 19, 1996 · closed Jun 28, 1996

  The automatic shoulder belt allegedly malfunctions or fails