Chrysler Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Differential Proportional Valve
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 10, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 100. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
INCORRECT SCREWS MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN INSTALLING THE LOAD SENSING BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE TO ITS BRACKET CAUSING THE CLAMPING LOAD TO BE LESS THAN INTENDED.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN INCONSISTENT FRONT TO REAR BRAKEBALANCE WITH POTENTIAL FOR REAR BRAKE SKID UNDER HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS.
The remedy
REPLACE PROPORTIONING VALVE TO BRACKET SCREWS WITH PROPER LENGTH SCREWS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Dodge Caravan | 278 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 1990 Plymouth Voyager | 226 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 90V145000.
Full record for the 1990 Dodge Caravan → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →