← NHTSA ODI investigations

NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA07004

Engineering Analysis · REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS SEPARATION · Opened 2007-02-16 · Closed 2007-04-05

Investigation

Action number
EA07004
Type
Engineering Analysis
Open date
2007-02-16
Close date
2007-04-05
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Affected makes
CHRYSLER
Affected components
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Affected model years
2005, 2006
Affected (make, year) variants
2

Summary

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) WILL RECALL MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2006 PT CRUISER VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM 5/17/05 THROUGH 9/1/05 TO CORRECT A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS THAT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.DCC WILL INSPECT THE REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.DCC WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS IN MAY 2007. VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE ABOVE BUILD DATES ARE NOT AFFECTED.A CHANGE MADE BY THE ASSEMBLY PLANT IN MAY 2005 THAT MODIFIED THE GLASS ATTACHMENT LED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR GLASS SEPARATION.IN SEPTEMBER 2005, SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE PROCESS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THIS.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.SEE RECALL 07V149 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI investigation page
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown