NHTSA recall 96V229000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 96V229000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1996-11-18 |
| Owners notified | 1996-12-27 |
| Component | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR |
| Units potentially affected | 675000 |
What is wrong
THE STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE STAMPING CAN CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN.
What can happen
IF THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATES FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF CONTROL CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ARMATURE CRACKS IN THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT AREA. ANY STEERING WHEELS SHOWING CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL HAVE A REINFORCEMENT PLATE INSTALLED TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION IN THE EVENT CRACKING OCCURS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 27, 1996. 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 1-800-853-1403.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1991 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
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| 1992 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 DODGE CARAVAN | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 DODGE SHADOW | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 DODGE SHADOW | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1991 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
| 1992 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER | Built 1991-01-01 to 1992-06-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA95029 and RQ00011
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA95029 | Engineering analysis, opened 1995-09-26, closed 1996-11-13. STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION. STEERING. |
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| RQ00011 | Recall query, opened 2000-05-01, closed 2002-04-01. STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION. STEERING. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.