The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH P215/65R15 GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRES MOUNTED ON STEEL WHEEL. THE TIRES CAN EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN AIR PRESSURE LOSS WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TIRES THAT WERE MOUNTED ON STEEL WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Caravan | 1997 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 1997 |
| Plymouth Grand Voyager | 1997 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1997 |
Components: TIRES:BEAD
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 | 1997 | 714 | 7 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 1997 | 583 | 5 |
| Plymouth Grand Voyager | 1997 | 261 | 4 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1997 | 346 | 6 |
Other tires recalls in 1997
2 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the tires; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 97V187000 29 Oct 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997