Was Chrysler Corporation (Mopar) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Chrysler Corporation (Mopar) — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Chrysler Corporation (Mopar) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Chrysler Corporation (Mopar) — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

Chrysler Assembly Plants, Foundries, Engine Plants, Stamping Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1925-1998 (Chrysler); successor DaimlerChrysler / Stellantis; asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos brake-shoe dust, asbestos foundry refractory and insulation, asbestos pipe covering, asbestos Mopar friction products

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Chrysler Corporation (founded 1925 by Walter Chrysler in Detroit MI; merged with Daimler-Benz to form DaimlerChrysler 1998; today Stellantis North America) was through the 20th century the third member of the U.S. “Big Three” automobile manufacturers behind Ford and General Motors. Chrysler operated through the asbestos era a network of U.S. assembly plants, foundries, engine plants, and stamping plants including:

Jefferson North Assembly (Detroit MI) — Jeep operations
Warren Truck Assembly (Warren MI) — Dodge truck plant
Sterling Heights Assembly (Sterling Heights MI)
Toledo North Assembly (Toledo OH) and Toledo Supplier Park — Jeep plants
Belvidere Assembly (Belvidere IL)
St. Louis Fenton Assembly (Fenton MO) — closed 2009
Newark Assembly (Newark DE) — closed 2008
Mound Road Engine Plant (Detroit MI)
Trenton Engine Plant (Trenton MI)
Kokomo Casting Plant (Kokomo IN)
Indianapolis Foundry (Indianapolis IN) — closed 2005
Stamping plants at Sterling Heights MI, Warren MI, and Twinsburg OH

Chrysler’s Mopar parts division supplied asbestos-containing brake linings and friction products through the asbestos era for use across the Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth vehicle lines.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Chrysler Corporation — as premises owner — exposed its UAW workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Chrysler Corporation has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

UAW Local members across Chrysler’s U.S. assembly, foundry, engine, and stamping plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Chrysler capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Chrysler construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Chrysler foundry and plant equipment
Brake mechanics and Chrysler service technicians working Mopar asbestos friction products
Construction-trade workforces on Chrysler EPC projects

If You Worked at a Chrysler Plant

If you worked at a Chrysler Corporation assembly plant, foundry, engine plant, or stamping plant during the asbestos era — as a Chrysler employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameChrysler Assembly Plants, Foundries, Engine Plants, Stamping Plants

Years Produced1925-1998 (Chrysler); successor DaimlerChrysler / Stellantis; asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos brake-shoe dust, asbestos foundry refractory and insulation, asbestos pipe covering, asbestos Mopar friction products

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Brake-Friction Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Auto workersRefinery pipefittersInsulatorsBoilermakers

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