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NHTSA recall 97V226000

Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system

Eagle Medallion and 1 more

Reported Dec 9, 199732,000 vehicles affectedCHRYSLER CORPORATIONBuilt Jan 1, 1987 – Jul 31, 1988

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the heater core end cap can fail due to material strength deterioration occurring over time with exposure to high temperature engine cooling system fluid.

The risk

Failure will allow the discharge of cooling system steam into the passenger compartment, causing reduced driver visibility.

The remedy

Dealers will install a coolant temperature controlled heater core fluid bypass valve.

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Vehicles in this recall

Eagle Medallion
19881989
Renault Medallion
19881989

Notes

Owner notification began february 1, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.