NHTSA Complaint #10068516 — 1998 DODGE CARAVAN

I HAVE 2 CHRYSLER MINI VANS ONE 1997 & 1998. WE RECEIVIED A RECALL REGARDING DEFECTS WHICH RELATED TO MOTOR SAFETY RECALL IN SOME 1996 THROUGH 1998 MINIVANS. SINCE MY 1998 WAS EXPERIENCING THE DEFECT LISTED FAILED CLOCKSPRING ALLOWING AIR BAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED AND SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE WE TOOK THE VAN TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEAR TO BE REPAIRED ONLY TO FIND OUT OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT THE ONE LISTED TO BE RECALLED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHEN THE RECALL STATES SOME 1996 THROUGH 1998 MODEL YEAR MINIVAN'S HOW DO THEY DETERMINE WHICH VIN NUMBER TO BE RECALLED. MY 1997 WAS THE VIN NUMBER TO BE RECALLED HOWEVER MY 1998 VAN IS EXPERIENCING THE RECALL PROBLEM. MY 1998 VAN ALSO HAS 78,000 MILES THE RECALL STATES IF MIMIVAN HAS 70,000 OR LESS CLOCKSPRING WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MY 1998 IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM STATES MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL CRASH. ARBITARY MILAGE AND VIN NUMBER DECEISIONS BY THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD NOT CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO HAVE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATING PARTS IN THEIR VIEHICALS. *AK