2010 BRAUN TOWN AND COUNTRY Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 10V148000 on 04/14/2010
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap
- Manufactured:
- 01/20/2009 - 03/18/2010
- Affected:
- 843
- Defect:
- The braun corporation is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 chrysler town & country and dodge caravan commercial entervans which were altered by braun between january 21, 2009 and march 19, 2010. during conversion, the chassis was raised and the floor was lowered to accommodate wheelchair accessibility features. in raising the chassis, the fuel fill pipe comes into closer proximity to the left rear tire. in rough or aggressive driving situations, the tire may intermittently contact the fuel fill pipe.
- Consequence:
- Contact between the tire and fuel fill pipe may wear a hole in one or the other components over time. this may result in loss of vehicle control in the event of tire pressure loss, or a vehicle fire in the event the fuel pipe is compromised.
- Correction:
- Braun will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on june 4, 2010. owners may contact braun toll-free at 1-800-488-0359.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 10V164000 on 04/22/2010
- Component:
- Suspension:rear
- Manufactured:
- 01/30/2009 - 03/18/2010
- Affected:
- 834
- Defect:
- The braun corporation is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 chrysler town & country and dodge caravan mobility conversions which were altered by braun between january 21, 2009 and march 19, 2010. during conversion, the chassis was raised and the floor was lowered to accommodate wheelchair accessibility features. in raising the chassis, the rear spring hats come into closer proximity to the rear tires. in rough or aggressive driving situations the tires may intermittently contact the rear spring hats.
- Consequence:
- Contact between the tire spring hat may wear a hole in the tire over time. this may result in loss of vehicle control in the event of tire pressure loss increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Braun will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on june 4, 2010. owners may contact braun toll-free at 1-800-488-0359.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
2010 BRAUN TOWN AND COUNTRY TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- SB-08-017-09
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Chrysler/dodge: power sliding door module. overly sensitive obstruction detection. verifying there are no mechanical conditions that may lead to slow door operation, making mechanical corrections as necessary and flash reprogramming both
- Bulletin:
- SB-23-014-10
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Chrysler: sliding door will not latch in the full open position. involves inspecting the right and/or left sliding door operation and if necessary adjusting the sliding door latch position. applies to vehicles built before 4/30/10. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-08-021-10
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Chrysler/dodge: power sliding doors inoperative. this involves flash reprogramming the power sliding door module rear left and/or right (dmrl/dmrr) with new software. power sliding doors will not open from any of the switches. doors wil
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