Caravan AWD V6-201 3.3L (1991)
Technical Service Bulletin # 708
Date: 961201
Recall - Steering wheel Anti-Separation Plate
No. 708
December 1996
To: All Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers
Subject:
Safety Recall # 708 -- Steering Wheel Anti-Separation Plate
Models:
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1991 and 1992 Model Year Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan; Plymouth Voyager and Grand Voyager; and Chrysler Town & Country (AS)
Minivans Equipped With a Driver's Air Bag (Sales Code - CGT)
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1991 and 1992 Model Year Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance (AP) Vehicles Equipped With a 4-Cylinder Engine and Manual Transmission
The steering wheel armature on the above listed vehicles, may crack due to fatigue and separate from the center hub attachment to the steering column.
All vehicles must be inspected for armature cracks and all cracked steering wheels must be replaced. An anti-separation plate must be installed on all
steering wheels without cracks to prevent separation if future armature cracking occurs.
IMPORTANT:
Some of the involved vehicles may be in dealer used vehicle inventory. Dealers should complete this recall service on these vehicles before retail
delivery. Dealers should also perform this recall on vehicles in for service as determined by using DIAL System Function 70.
Details of this service action are explained in the following sections.
Service Procedure Videotape
No videotape of the service procedure for this recall will be provided.
Dealer Notification & Vehicle List
Involved dealers: Each dealer to whom involved vehicles were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same street address) will receive a copy of this
dealer recall notification letter and a list of the involved vehicles by first class mail.
The Vehicle List is arranged in Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) sequence. Owners known to Chrysler are also listed. The lists are for dealer
reference in arranging for service of involved vehicles.
All other dealers: Each Dodge or Chrysler-Plymouth dealer who does not receive a Vehicle List will receive a copy of this dealer recall notification letter
by first class mail.
DIAL System Functions 53, 70 and VIP
All involved vehicles will be entered to DIAL System Functions 53, 70 and VIP at the time of recall implementation for dealer inquiry as needed.
Parts
Important:
A quantity of parts will be distributed initially and billed to all involved dealers. This quantity will cover a portion of the total vehicles involved.
Additional parts may be ordered as needed to support customer demand.
Each involved dealer, to whom vehicles in the recall were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same street address), will receive enough Anti-Separation
Plate Packages, Recall PN CBXS7O8O, to service about 15% of those vehicles.
Each parts package contains the following components:
Quantity
Description
1
Anti-Separation Plate
1
Nut, Steering Wheel Retaining
1
Instruction Sheet
If a steering wheel is cracked and requires replacement, order the appropriate part from the following tables:
