15Affected configurations shown1,500,521Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. 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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 02V293000
1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRYOpen vehicle record →1998 DODGE CARAVANOpen vehicle record →1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVANOpen vehicle record →1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGEROpen vehicle record →1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGEROpen vehicle record →1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRYOpen vehicle record →1997 DODGE CARAVANOpen vehicle record →1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVANOpen vehicle record →1997 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGEROpen vehicle record →1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGEROpen vehicle record →1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRYOpen vehicle record →1996 DODGE CARAVANOpen vehicle record →1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVANOpen vehicle record →1996 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGEROpen vehicle record →1996 PLYMOUTH VOYAGEROpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.