NHTSA campaign 99I004000
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 99I-004: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/LABEL
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99I004000 was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 6, 1999, with 175,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Sebring for model years 1996–1999.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99I004000 (also written 99I-004 or 99I004)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 175,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA97-025 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99I004000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99I004000.
Defect description
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER IS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY, IT CAN SEPARATE UNEXPECTEDLY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.
Safety consequence
IF THE COVER SEPARATES WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL RECEIVE AN IMPROVED CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER INSTRUCTION LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION TO SEND INSTRUCTION LABELS TO OWNERS.OWNERS CAN CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99I004000
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.