Plymouth Sundance: nhtsa investigations

All rows for this model in the NHTSA investigations dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.

rows	17
model years	1990–1994 (5)
data through	2026-09-20
method	/data/methodology#investigations
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

plymouth.csv (whole make)

Vehicle pages

1994 · 1993 · 1992 · 1991 · 1990

Rows

year	action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
1994	DP03002	closed	STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION	STEERING:COLUMN	2003-05-07	2003-07-22	·	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 IDENT
1994	PE96008	closed	SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION	SEAT BELTS	1996-01-25	1996-06-28	·	There is no summary currently available
1994	RQ99006	closed	SEAT BACK FAILURE	SEATS	1999-05-13	2000-02-02	99V212000	THE SEAT RECLINER'S LOWER BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK CAUSING THE SET BACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING.
1993	DP03002	closed	STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION	STEERING:COLUMN	2003-05-07	2003-07-22	·	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 IDENT
1993	PE96008	closed	SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION	SEAT BELTS	1996-01-25	1996-06-28	·	There is no summary currently available
1993	RQ99006	closed	SEAT BACK FAILURE	SEATS	1999-05-13	2000-02-02	99V212000	THE SEAT RECLINER'S LOWER BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK CAUSING THE SET BACK TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING.
1992	EA95017	closed	SEAT BACK BOLT FAILURE	SEATS	1995-05-31	1997-05-19	97V078000	THE DRIVER SEAT BACK CAN COLLAPSE WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.THE LOWER BOLT (ONE OF TWO BOLTS THAT SUPPORTS THE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY) CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK
1992	EA95029	closed	STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION	STEERING	1995-09-26	1996-11-13	96V229000	AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS, CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT AS A FATIGUE FAILURE, ORIGINATION IN THE HEAT AFFECTED REGION OF THE PROJECTION WELDS OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB TO STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE ATTACHMENT.THE HUB IS THE PORTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND IS ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY BY 4 WELDS.IF CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE HEAT AFFECTED REGION OF THE WELDS AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE TO EACH OF THE WELDS, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN SEPARATE FROM THE HUB.THIS IS A SLOW PR
1992	PE95002	closed	SEAT BACK FAILURE	SEATS	1995-01-13	1995-05-31	·	There is no summary currently available
1992	PE96008	closed	SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION	SEAT BELTS	1996-01-25	1996-06-28	·	There is no summary currently available
1992	PE96036	closed	THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	1996-05-14	1996-10-31	·	UNCONTROLLED ENGINE SPEED CONDITION RESULTS FRO THROTTLE SHAFT BINDING
1991	EA95017	closed	SEAT BACK BOLT FAILURE	SEATS	1995-05-31	1997-05-19	97V078000	THE DRIVER SEAT BACK CAN COLLAPSE WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.THE LOWER BOLT (ONE OF TWO BOLTS THAT SUPPORTS THE SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY) CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK
1991	EA95029	closed	STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION	STEERING	1995-09-26	1996-11-13	96V229000	AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS, CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT AS A FATIGUE FAILURE, ORIGINATION IN THE HEAT AFFECTED REGION OF THE PROJECTION WELDS OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB TO STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE ATTACHMENT.THE HUB IS THE PORTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND IS ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY BY 4 WELDS.IF CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE HEAT AFFECTED REGION OF THE WELDS AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL ARMATURE TO EACH OF THE WELDS, THE STEERING WHEEL CAN SEPARATE FROM THE HUB.THIS IS A SLOW PR
1991	PE95002	closed	SEAT BACK FAILURE	SEATS	1995-01-13	1995-05-31	·	There is no summary currently available
1991	PE96008	closed	SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION	SEAT BELTS	1996-01-25	1996-06-28	·	There is no summary currently available
1991	PE96036	closed	THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES	1996-05-14	1996-10-31	·	UNCONTROLLED ENGINE SPEED CONDITION RESULTS FRO THROTTLE SHAFT BINDING
1990	EA93009	closed	STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION	STEERING	1993-04-21	1994-07-22	·	There is no summary currently available

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA investigations — Plymouth Sundance [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/investigations/plymouth/sundance

@misc{wrenchpro_investigations_plymouth_sundance_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA investigations: Plymouth Sundance},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/investigations/plymouth/sundance}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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