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NHTSA campaign 98V184000

CHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 98V-184: CHRYSLER/FUEL LEAKAGE

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 98V184000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on August 6, 1998, with 722,600 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler New Yorker and more for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 11, 1999, 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 98V184000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
98V184000 (also written 98V-184 or 98V184)
Filed by
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Report received
Potentially affected
722,600 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
Owners notified
NHTSA investigations
Engineering Analysis EA98-007, Recall Query RQ98-018, Recall Query RQ98-019 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V184000. 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 Concorde

    • 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1992 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler LHS

    • 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1992 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Chrysler New Yorker

    • 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1992 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Chrysler recalls

Dodge

  • Dodge Intrepid

    • 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1992 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

Eagle

  • Eagle Vision

    • 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1992 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Eagle recalls

Plymouth

  • Plymouth Prowler

    • 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1992 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Plymouth recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V184000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.

Safety consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING JANUARY 1999. 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 CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.ALSO 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 98V184000

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.