NHTSA recall 98V185000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	98V185000
Manufacturer	CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported	1998-08-06
Owners notified	1998-11-30
Component	CHILD SEAT
Units potentially affected	157000

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. THE SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT CAN BECOME DIFFICULT TO EXTRACT WHEN THE SAFETY BELT LATCH PLATE BECOMES CONTAMINATED.

What can happen

THIS CAN CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN RELEASING A CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL CLEAN THE LATCH MECHANISM. AN EXTENDER WILL BE ADDED TO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE ANCHOR FOR THE CHILD SEAT SAFETY BELTS SO THAT THE RELEASE CLIPS ARE MORE VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE OPERATOR IN THE EVENT THAT THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED. IN ADDITION, AN INSTRUCTIONAL OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT CARD WILL BE PROVIDED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 30, 1998.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).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1996 DODGE CARAVAN	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1997 DODGE CARAVAN	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.
1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER	Built 1995-01-01 to 1997-07-31.

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 EA97003

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. 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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA97003	Engineering analysis, opened 1997-01-31, closed 1998-08-19. INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP. CHILD SEAT.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.