NHTSA campaign 99V113000 · Manufacturer campaign 818
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 99V-113: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V113000 (Manufacturer campaign 818) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 6, 1999, with 736,824 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on August 2, 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 99V113000 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
- 99V113000 (also written 99V-113 or 99V113)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 818
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 736,824 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA98-006 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V113000. 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
- 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Dodge
Dodge Caravan
- 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Grand Caravan
- 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Plymouth
Plymouth Grand Voyager
- 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Plymouth Voyager
- 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1993 – March 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V113000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE WIRING THAT INITIATES THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD ELECTRICALLY SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "ON" OR "START" POSITION CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG(S) TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.
Safety consequence
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 2, 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 99V113000
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.