The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME ALUMINUM CASTINGS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE FRAME MAY HAVE MISSED THE REQUIRED HEAT TREATMENT OPERATION RESULTING IN SOFT FRAME CASTINGS.
The risk
SOME OF THESE FRAMES COULD FRACTURE UNDER VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE HANDLING OR VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Plymouth Prowler | 1999 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Prowler | 1999 | 18 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 1999
20 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the structure; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 99V339000 15 Dec 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V310002 24 Nov 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V321000 15 Nov 1999 | VAN-CON, INCORPORATED |
| 99V310001 3 Nov 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V297000 27 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V251000 17 Sept 1999 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 99V228000 15 Sept 1999 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY |
| 99V213000 2 Sept 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999