| NHTSA Action Number: Â Â Â | Â Â Â | NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: Â Â Â |
| Â Â Â Â RQ09003 | Â Â Â | N/A |
| Make: Â Â CHRYSLER | Â Â Â | Model: Â Â TOWN AND COUNTRY |
| Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC | ||
| Year : 2006 | ||
| Component : Â AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Â |
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| Date Investigation Opened : July 1, 2009 | ||
| Date Investigation Closed : Open | ||
Summary:  IN 2006, ODI INVESTIGATED (EA06-003) CORROSION RELATED FAILURES OF THE FRAME RAIL-MOUNTED FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSORS IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005-2006 CHRYSLER MINIVANS (DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN, AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY). CHRYSLER INITIALLY PRODUCED SUBJECT VEHICLES CONTAINING CRASH SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS AND THEN AT A LATER DATE CHANGED TO STEEL BUSHINGS. ODI FOUND A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE TREND IN SUBJECT VEHICLES LOCATED IN SALT BELT STATES DUE TO CORROSION OF SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS. AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION, CHRYSLER CONDUCTED A RECALL (07V-192) FOR MY 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVANS IN SALT BELT STATES AND BUILT BETWEEN APRIL 24, 2003 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2005 TO REPLACE THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS. THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN 27 STATES (ALASKA, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CURRENTLY, ODI IS AWARE OF INCREASED FAILURE REPORTING FOR THE CRASH SENSORS WITH STEEL BUSHINGS IN SALT BELT STATES. ODI HAS OPENED A RECALL QUERY TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. |
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Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00
Town and Country 2006
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Additional Info
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Make:
Chrysler
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Model:
Town and Country
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Years Affected:
2006
