| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Action Number: DP03002 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHRYSLER |
| Vehicale/Equipment Model: IMPERIAL | Vehicale/Equipment Year: 1993 |
| Component Name: STEERING:COLUMN | Manufacturer's Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Date Opened: May, 07 2003 | Date Closed: Jul, 22 2003 |
| Subject: STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION | Summary: Mr. larry a. sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the "defective collapsible steering shaft system" on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr § 30120(g), nhtsa has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 jeep grand cherokee and 1994-1995 dodge ram series trucks that were recalled (93v210 & 96v230) for steering column failure.if the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation.a review of odi's data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models.therefore, the petition is denied.for details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, july 8, 2003. |
