Quit looking at your glorious moustache in the mirror, Ron Burgundy—your Dodge Durango’s sun visor may be melting.
Chrysler is recalling the 2011–2014 Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee for electrical shorts within the sun visor’s vanity-mirror lamp circuit. During repairs to the vehicle’s headliner, screws attaching the sun visor can pierce the lamp wiring and trigger a quick if the wires aren’t routed far enough from the screw holes. According to Chrysler and an ongoing investigation by the National Highway Traffic Security Administration that’s been open given that August, there have been 62 reports of shorting wires and at least 38 fires. Owners have reported open flames at the headliner and even fires spreading to the front seats and door panels, which, in one report, broken the sunroof and shattered the glass. At least 3 injuries have been reported.
Chrysler mentioned it first received reports of “sun-visor thermal damage” starting in March 2011 and blamed the difficulty on dealer technicians improperly installing the sun visor soon after a repair. In 3 separate situations among June 2011 and October 2012, Chrysler twice shortened and rerouted new vehicles’ production wiring—which isn’t protected by a fuse—and updated its repair documents. A single of the fires occurred after the latest repair details was sent out, Chrysler stated.
Dealers will install spacers that’ll route the wires in a new path for all of the 651,130 SUVs in the U.S., whether or not they have received prior repairs involving the headliner. In April, far more than 850,000 2011–2014 Durango and Grand Cherokee models were recalled for faulty brake boosters, and an extra recall for 25,000 of the 2012–2013 models was issued in March for anti-lock brakes. Earlier this month, Chrysler recalled almost 696,000 minivans and crossovers for faulty ignition switches.
Other Stories You May well Like
The Roof Is On Fire: Chrysler Recalls 895,000 SUVs for Vanity Mirror Fires
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder