Chrysler is recalling nearly a million minivans from the 1998 to 2000 model years sold as the Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan, Plymouth Voyager and Plymouth Grand Voyager.  A defect inside the clockspring can cause the driver airbag to fail to deploy during a crash.  This could lead lead to serious person injuries or wrongful death from the accident.  However, Chrysler limited mandatory replacement of the clockspring only to those vehicles having 70,000 miles; owners of vehicles having more miles than that receive only an extended warranty, unless the clockspring fails.  Of course, if it fails during a crash, then it will be too late.

The government’s recall number is 04V-480.