Grand Caravan FWD V6-181 3.0L SOHC (1993)
Sliding Door Handle: All Technical Service Bulletins
Outside Door Handle - Body Separation
NO.: 23-13-93 Rev. B
GROUP: Body
DATE: Jun. 4, 1993
SUBJECT:
Outside Door Handle Replacement
NOTE:
THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 23-13-93 REV. A, WHICH SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FILES.
ALL REVISIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH **ASTERISKS**
MODELS:
**1992**-1993 (AS) Caravan/Grand Caravan/Caravan CV
Voyager/Grand Voyager/Town & Country
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
Some **1992 model year and 1993 model year vehicles built prior to April 8, 1993 (MDH 0408XX)**, may have an outside door handle separate from
the body.
DIAGNOSIS:
The stud boss area of the handle will be cracked and the stud will have pulled out of the handle assembly.
PARTS REQUIRED:
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
This bulletin involves REPLACING ALL THREE outside door handles if any ONE or more handles have broken.
NOTE:
USE ONLY PARTS WITH A BUILD CODE OF 0363 OR HIGHER. THIS NUMBER WILL BE STAMPED ON THE BACK OF THE HANDLE
BETWEEN THE PIVOT POINTS. ALSO, IT IS OK TO USE ANY PARTS IDENTIFIED WITH A YELLOW MARK ON THE BACK OF THE
HANDLE.
1.
Using the procedures outlined on pages 23-25 and 23-31 of the 1993 Front Wheel Drive/All Wheel Drive Van/Wagon Service Manual, remove the
right and left outside front door handles and the sliding door outside door handle.
2.
Wash the door handle retaining brackets (P/N's 4719074, 4719075 and 4615400), and nuts (P/N 6500284) in soap and warm water. This step is to
remove any residual oil left from the stamping process of the brackets because the oil may cause deterioration of the replacement handles body
material. Do not allow any petroleum products to contact the body of the replacement handles. Washed brackets entered vehicle production during
the week of 4/5/93.
3.
Reverse the removal procedure to install the replacement handles.
POLICY:
Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
