The defect
THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEAT EXCHANGER'S CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
The risk
THE COOLANT ESCAPING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COULD CONTACT THE DRIVER'S FEET AND INJURE THE DRIVER. ALSO, STEAM FROM THE HEATER LIQUID WILL CLOUD ON THE WINDOW SURFACES AND IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION. IN EITHER CASE, FAILURE OF THE HEATER CORE END CAP COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
A COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS VALVE WILL BE INSTALLED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Monaco | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Eagle Premier | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
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 Monaco | 1990 | 8 | 6 |
| Dodge Monaco | 1991 | 37 | 7 |
| Dodge Monaco | 1992 | 9 | 3 |
| Eagle Premier | 1988 | 54 | 7 |
| Eagle Premier | 1989 | 67 | 5 |
| Eagle Premier | 1990 | 25 | 6 |
| Eagle Premier | 1991 | 48 | 7 |
| Eagle Premier | 1992 | 23 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 1994
8 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the visibility; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 94V212000 26 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V103001 4 Oct 1994 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 94V142000 1 Aug 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V103000 6 Jun 1994 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 94V088000 6 May 1994 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 94V017000 27 Jan 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V010000 14 Jan 1994 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994