IN 2006 ODI INVESTIGATED (EA06-003) CORROSION RELATED FAILURES OF THE FRAME RAIL-MOUNTED FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSORS IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005-2006 CHRYSLER MINIVANS (DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY).CHRYSLER INITIALLY PRODUCED SUBJECT VEHICLES CONTAINING CRASH SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS AND THEN AT A LATER DATE CHANGED TO STEEL BUSHINGS.ODI FOUND A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE TREND IN SUBJECT VEHICLES LOCATED IN SALT BELT STATES DUE TO CORROSION OF SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS.AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION CHRYSLER CONDUCTED A RECALL (07V-192) FOR MY 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVANS IN SALT BELT STATES AND BUILT BETWEEN APRIL 24 2003 AND FEBRUARY 2 2005 TO REPLACE THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS WITH BRASS BUSHINGS.THE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN 27 STATES (ALASKA CONNECTICUT DELAWARE ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSOURI NEBRASKA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW YORK NORTH DAKOTA OHIO PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH DAKOTA UTAH VERMONT WEST VIRGINIA AND WISCONSIN) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.CURRENTLY ODI IS AWARE OF INCREASED FAILURE REPORTING FOR THE CRASH SENSORS WITH STEEL BUSHINGS IN SALT BELT STATES.ODI HAS OPENED A RECALL QUERY TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.