2006 Dodge Caravan defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2006 Dodge Caravan. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Engine Stall After Refueling
  Defect Petition DP14002 · opened Sep 5, 2014 · closed Apr 6, 2015

  This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Cara…

• Loss of headlight illumination
  Engineering Analysis EA11010 · opened Sep 6, 2011 · closed Nov 29, 2012

  The subject vehicle (SV) population includes MY 2005-2006 vehicles built between March 2004 and December 2005 manufactured with a TRW supplied headlight switch assembly (HSA).The HSA was the primary focus of the investigation; earlier and later vehicles utilized different HSAs.Consumers complain that the headlights in …

• Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
  Audit Query AQ10001 · opened Nov 18, 2010 · closed Dec 28, 2015

  On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-rela…

• FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ09003 · opened Jul 1, 2009 · closed Feb 18, 2010 · led to recall 10V008000

  Chrysler will replace the frame rail-mounted front air bag crash sensors in approximately 312,442 model year (my) 2005 and 2006 chrysler minivans (recall 10v-008).these vehicles are equipped with front crash sensors with ultradur brand plastic housings and steel bushings and were built between january 19, 2005 and apri…

• FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA06003 · opened Mar 8, 2006 · closed May 22, 2007 · led to recall 07V192000

  Daimlerchrysler (dcc) will replace the frame rail-mounted front air bag crash sensors in approximately 270,958 my 2005 daimlerchrysler minivans (nhtsa recall no. 07v-192).these vehicles are equipped with front crash sensors with brass bushings and were built between april 24, 2003 and february 2, 2005.this action cover…