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Recall - Owners Manual: Overview

No. 743

October, 1997

To: All Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth Dealers

Subject:
Customer Satisfaction Notification # 743 -- Owner's Manual Addendum

Models:
1998 Model Year Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan; Plymouth Voyager and Grand Voyager; and Chrysler Town & Country (NS) Vehicles Built Through:

^ July 31, 1997 (MDH 073120) at the Windsor Assembly Plant ("R" in the 11th VIN Position); or

^ August 1, 1997 (MDH 080122) at the St. Louis South Assembly Plant ("B" in the 11th VIN Position)

Reference:
Service Action # 97-28 electronic mail (DMAIL) message on this subject.





The enclosed owner notification and Owner's Manual Addendum card are being mailed to all owners of affected 1998 model year minivans. The addendum provides additional information on how to identify those minivans that can be operated on ethanol (E85) fuel. Only minivans equipped with a 3.3L engine (Sales Code -- EGM) and a Federal emission control system (Sales Code -- NAA) are capable of operating on ethanol fuel (E85). These vehicles can be identified by the label on the fuel filler door which states "ETHANOL (E85) OR UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY". Use of E85 in vehicles not designed to use E85, may cause fuel system damage and poor driveability.

Dealers are requested to enclose an addendum card in the Owner's Manual of each affected 1998 minivan in dealer stock before retail delivery. Each involved dealer to whom vehicles in the recall were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same street address), will receive enough addendum cards (included with the vehicle list) to service 100% of unsold vehicles according to our records. If additional addendum cards are required, dealers may copy and cut out the enclosed addendum card.