The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. THE SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT WEBBING WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED AROUND THE METAL REINFORCEMENT BAR ON THESE SEATS.
The risk
THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROUTING OF THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING AND ANY FOUND INCORRECT WILL BE PROPERLY ROUTED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Town And Country | 1998 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1998 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 1998 |
| Plymouth Grand Voyager | 1998 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1998 |
Components: CHILD SEAT
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 Town And Country | 1998 | 296 | 5 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1998 | 629 | 5 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 1998 | 559 | 4 |
| Plymouth Grand Voyager | 1998 | 276 | 4 |
| Plymouth Voyager | 1998 | 323 | 5 |
Other child seat recalls in 1997
2 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the child seat; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 97V051000 1 Apr 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997