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NHTSA campaign 99V216000 · Manufacturer campaign 845

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 99V-216: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FUEL PUMP

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99V216000 (Manufacturer campaign 845) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on August 9, 1999, with 635,469 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan and more for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on January 9, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V216000 (also written 99V-216 or 99V216)
Filed by
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
845
Report received
Potentially affected
635,469 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE96-051 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V216000. 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

    • 1996 · Vehicles built January 1, 1995 – July 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)
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Dodge

  • Dodge Caravan

    • 1996 · Vehicles built January 1, 1995 – July 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Grand Caravan

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

Plymouth

  • Plymouth Grand Voyager

    • 1996 · Vehicles built January 1, 1995 – July 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

  • Plymouth Voyager

    • 1996 · Vehicles built January 1, 1995 – July 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V216000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK AT THE INTERFACE OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ATTACHMENT.

Safety consequence

IF A FUEL LEAK OCCURS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ATTACHING NUT WITH A NUT THAT INCLUDES TIGHTER DESIGN TOLERANCES. THE SEALING O-RING WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 9, 2000. 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 1-800-992-1997. 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 99V216000

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.