The 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 736,824 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 118 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS99V1130001999-05-06736,824 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE WIRING THAT INITIATES THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD ELECTRICALLY SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "ON" OR "START" POSITION CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG(S) TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.
Consequence
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
21
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
3crashes1injuries
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
5
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
4
AIR BAGS
3
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
3
Total complaints118
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was jump started and taken to a dealer who offered no assistance. The manufacturer was contacted and they also offered no assistance. The failure mileage…”
“In 2003 I bought 8 futura plus tires made by cooper and sold by pep boys. They went on 2 different vehicles. All 8 eventually separated. One was replaced by another futura plus and it has just separated also. Each around 20000 to 30000 miles of use. In each instance pep boys refused to acknowledge…”
“1995 dodge grand caravan went to full throttle and no brakes due to a plastic break in restrictor jamming in throttle body holding valve open. Result was full throttle and no vacuum for brakes. Car was finally stopped by turning off ignition. *nm”
“As I was buckling my child into the far rear, center seat, the seat belt detached from the seat, rendering the seatbelt unusable. A couple of weeks later, when buckling my child into the far rear, left seat, the locking mechanism part of the seat belt detached from the seat, rendering that…”
“Fuel injection racks on my 1995 grand caravan [xxx] split, spilling fuel over engine. I was told that other grand caravans were covered by a recall, but that mine was not. Fuel racks were replaced at a cost of $560.71 but chrysler refuses to reimburse me even though this failure is similar to the…”
“Windshield wipers malfunction. They will either come on or go off without turning the switch. This is a common problem, and there's a tsb on this issue, indicating that the failing part is the bcm (not found in artemis), per the dealership.*ak”
“Two problems exist with our grand caravan--the 1st one, I do not know if it would be under the computer aspects of the van or not, but the windshield wipers come on for one swipe whenever they want to do so. We took the van in shortly after purchase and they supposidly put a part on it to correct…”
“Two problems exist with our grand caravan--the 1st one, I do not know if it would be under the computer aspects of the van or not, but the windshield wipers come on for one swipe whenever they want to do so. We took the van in shortly after purchase and they supposidly put a part on it to correct…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP03002 Opened 2003-05-07 · closed 2003-07-22
STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49…
InvestigationEA97003 Opened 1997-01-31 · closed 1998-08-19
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP
THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT IDENTIFYING A SAFETY DEFECT AND OUTLINING THE PROPOSED REMEDY.RECALL NUMBER 98V-185 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL.
InvestigationEA97003 Opened 1997-01-31 · closed 1998-08-19
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP
THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT IDENTIFYING A SAFETY DEFECT AND OUTLINING THE PROPOSED REMEDY.RECALL NUMBER 98V-185 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL.
InvestigationPE96008 Opened 1996-01-25 · closed 1996-06-28
SAFETY BLT LATCH OPERATION
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE97049 Opened 1997-11-18 · closed 1998-03-17
AIR BAG CIRCUIT/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationSQ96016 Opened 1996-09-18 · closed 1997-02-04
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT BELT LOCKUP
ODI CONTINUES TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING LATCHING/RETRACTOR MECHANISM PROBLEMS.CHRYSLER'S ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM INDICATES THAT OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES ARE NOT ADHERING TO THE CLEANING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SEAT.THE SEAT APPEARS TO MALFUNCTION IF CRUMBS OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE RESIDUE ACCUMULATES ON THE LATCHING…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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