The defect
THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE POWER MIRROR SWITCH CAN ACCUMULATE ROAD SALT DUE TO WATER ENTERING INTO THE SWITCH.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT CIRCUIT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER MIRROR SWITCH WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Sebring | 1996 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Sebring | 1996 | 343 | 7 |
Other visibility recalls in 1997
9 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the visibility; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 97V121000 4 Aug 1997 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 97V102000 19 Jun 1997 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 97V077000 9 May 1997 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 97V083000 5 May 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V026000 26 Feb 1997 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 97V017000 11 Feb 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V008002 29 Jan 1997 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 97V008001 27 Jan 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997