Chrysler Corporation: Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 6, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 219,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING CAN DISENGAGE FROM ITS RETENTION HOLE IF THE HOOD IS SLAMMED SHUT.
The risk
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PRIMARY LATCH, THE HOOD WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING WITH A LONGER END HOOK SPRING.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Chrysler Cirrus | 69 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 1997 Dodge Stratus | 349 | 7 | 32 | 28 |
| 1997 Plymouth Breeze | 155 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 1996 Chrysler Cirrus | 160 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| 1996 Dodge Stratus | 554 | 11 | 36 | 36 |
| 1996 Plymouth Breeze | 182 | 10 | 2 | 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 97V095000.
Full record for the 1997 Chrysler Cirrus → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →