# Transport Canada recall 1998168

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1998168
- Manufacturer's number: 791
- Reported: 1998\-08\-26
- Component: Seats And Restraints
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 15777

## What is wrong

NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT.

THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT SAFETY BELT LATCH MECHANISM MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED CAUSING THE SEAT BELT RELEASE MECHANISM TO STICK AND PREVENT THE RETRACTOR FROM RELEASING.  THIS MAY RESULT IN DIFFICULTY REMOVING A CHILD FROM THE RESTRAINT.

CORRECTION: CHILD SEAT LATCH PLATE MECHANISM WILL BE INSPECTED AND CLEANED.  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. NEW INSTRUCTION LABEL AND OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT CARD WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE OPERATOR.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN \& COUNTRY
- 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN \& COUNTRY
- 1996 DODGE CARAVAN
- 1997 DODGE CARAVAN
- 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- 1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
- [1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER](/makes/plymouth/grand-voyager/1996/recalls.md)
- [1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER](/makes/plymouth/grand-voyager/1997/recalls.md)
- [1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER](/makes/plymouth/voyager/1996/recalls.md)
- [1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER](/makes/plymouth/voyager/1997/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [2300800B](/bulletins/615688.md), 2001-01-28, Service bulletin
- [230800](/bulletins/610635.md), 2000-05-09, Service bulletin
- [232897](/bulletins/6089064.md), 2000-01-13, Service bulletin
- [233599](/bulletins/607963.md), 1999-10-21, Service bulletin
- [CH9521](/bulletins/43045.md), 1995-11-01, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1998168](/v1/recalls/tc/1998168)

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