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Search Results   Report Date : November 21, 2009 at 06:04 PM NHTSA Action Number : RQ09003 N/A NHTSA Action Number : RQ09003 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          CHRYSLER / TOWN AND COUNTRY     2005-2006      CHRYSLER / TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB     2006      DODGE / CARAVAN     2005-2006      DODGE / GRAND CARAVAN     2005-2006 Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC Component : AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE Date Investigation Opened : July 1, 2009 Date Investigation Closed : Open Summary: IN 2006, ODI INVESTIGATED (EA06-003) CORROSION RELATED FAILURES OF THE FRAME RAIL-MOUNTED FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSORS IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005-2006 CHRYSLER MINIVANS (DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN, AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY). CHRYSLER INITIALLY PRODUCED SUBJECT VEHICLES CONTAINING CRASH SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS AND THEN AT A LATER DATE CHANGED TO STEEL BUSHINGS. ODI FOUND A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE TREND IN SUBJECT VEHICLES LOCATED IN SALT BELT STATES DUE TO CORROSION OF SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS. AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION, CHRYSLER CONDUCTED A RECALL (07V-192) FOR MY 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVANS IN SALT BELT STATES AND BUILT BETWEEN APRIL 24, 2003 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2005 TO REPLACE THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS. THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN 27 STATES (ALASKA, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CURRENTLY, ODI IS AWARE OF INCREASED FAILURE REPORTING FOR THE CRASH SENSORS WITH STEEL BUSHINGS IN SALT BELT STATES. ODI HAS OPENED A RECALL QUERY TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. Check to Request Research. Submit below.