NHTSA Complaint #985899 — 1994 DODGE CARAVAN

RECALL RELATED, 95I001005,STRUCTURE LIFTGATE ASSEMBLY FAILURE,VEHICLE IMPACT 6:00, POSITION AND LIFGATE POPPED OPEN AND UNLATCHED. *AK CONSUMER WAS WAITING ON INSIDE LANE FOR TRAFFIC AHEAD OF HER WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND, AFTER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HER, SHE LOOKED AT THE GEAR SHIFT AND NOTICED THE LIFT GATE LIGHT ON THE DASH HAD COME ON SHOWING IT WAS OPEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND S HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGT GATE DID NOT HAVE THE SHIMS, WHICH WERE PART OF A RECALL KIT WHICH WAS NOT ON THE VEHICLE, SO THE LIGT GATE LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER AND SON SUFFERED INJURIES FROM ACCIDENT.*JB