NHTSA Complaint #11021471 — 2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE GRAN CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MACDONALD MOTORS AUTO GROUP DEALER IN BRIDGTON, ME THAT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING OCCUPANT RESTRAIN MODULE FAILURE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN BY MACDONALD MOTORS AUTO GROUP DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SEAT SENSOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A USED SEAT FROM A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.