The NHTSA’s probe of minivan fires in the “RT” series Town & Country and Grand Caravan has ended after nearly two years with no recommended actions. The investigation covered 170,000 minivans from 2013 to 2020 which had a charge port between the middle and back seats, based on three reported fires. Neither NHTSA nor Chrysler could find evidence for a problem or a common cause. It is possible the fires were caused by faulty devices plugged into the ports. Given that the fires only affected 0.002% of the vans in that group (and a smaller fraction of the total “RT” minivans made in the 2013-20 model years), the likelihood of problems is not high. (Via Detroit News)
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
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