Chrysler Corporation: Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 11, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 125,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEAT EXCHANGER'S CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
The risk
THE COOLANT ESCAPING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COULD CONTACT THE DRIVER'S FEET AND INJURE THE DRIVER. ALSO, STEAM FROM THE HEATER LIQUID WILL CLOUD ON THE WINDOW SURFACES AND IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION. IN EITHER CASE, FAILURE OF THE HEATER CORE END CAP COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
A COOLANT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED HEATER CORE FLUID BYPASS VALVE WILL BE INSTALLED.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Dodge Monaco | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Eagle Premier | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Dodge Monaco | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 Eagle Premier | 48 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 Dodge Monaco | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Eagle Premier | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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 94V006000.
Full record for the 1992 Dodge Monaco → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →