The defect
VANS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL SUNSCREEN REAR GLASS WHICH HAS LESS THAN 70 PERCENT LUMINOUS TRANSMITTANCE AND DOES NOT HAVE A PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 111, REAR VIEW MIRRORS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE DRIVERS OF THESE VANS DO NOT HAVE THE MINIMUM FIELD OF VISION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 111. WITHOUT THIS MINIMUM FIELD OF VISION THE DRIVER CANNOT MANEUVER HIS VEHICLE SAFELY AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Caravan | 1984, 1985 |
| Dodge MINI RAM Van | 1984, 1985 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1984, 1985 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Caravan | 1984 | 18 | 3 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1985 | 49 | 3 |
| Dodge MINI RAM Van | 1984 | 3 | 2 |
| Dodge MINI RAM Van | 1985 | 1 | 2 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1984 | 22 | 3 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1985 | 31 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 1985
2 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the visibility; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 85V047000 26 Apr 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985