NHTSA campaign 02V293000 · Manufacturer campaign B24
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 02V-293: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V293000 (Manufacturer campaign B24) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on November 7, 2002, with 1,500,521 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan and more for model years 1996–1998. Owners were notified on November 18, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V293000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V293000 (also written 02V-293 or 02V293)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- B24
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,500,521 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigations
- Preliminary Evaluation PE00-032, Engineering Analysis EA01-007 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V293000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Chrysler
Chrysler Town And Country
Dodge
Dodge Caravan
Dodge Grand Caravan
Plymouth
Plymouth Grand Voyager
Plymouth Voyager
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V293000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V293000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.