NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Recall Petition RP04-001: REMEDY FAILURES OF RECALL 98V-184

Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Recall Petition RP04-001 on March 1, 2004 and closed it on June 22, 2004. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1997 Dodge Intrepid for it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number: RP04-001 (also written RP04001)
Investigation type: Recall Petition A petition asking NHTSA to review whether a recall's owner notice or remedy is adequate.
Status: Closed June 22, 2004
Opened: March 1, 2004
Closed: June 22, 2004
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Components: Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings; Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System; Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Fuel Rail; Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Injectors; Fuel System, Other — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings; Fuel System, Other — Fuel Injection System
Vehicles and equipment: 1997 Dodge Intrepid

A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Recall Petition RP04-001.

THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.

ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Recall Petition RP04-001. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Dodge

Dodge Intrepid
- 1997

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What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for RP04-001

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.