Recall Detail

DODGE / RAM 3500 / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 10160 Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE
Recalled Component Id: 000008988000079099000000219 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: RAM 3500 Model Year: 1997
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V024000 Mfr Campaign Number: 819
Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1993 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 31 1996
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 79366
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 14 1999 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) Report Received Date: Feb, 05 1999
Record Creation date : Feb, 08 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: model 3500 light duty trucks only. operation of the headlamps over an extended period of time can result in headlamp switch failure, causing the headlamps or park lamps to go out. Consequence Summary: If the lights fail, a visibility problem could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the headlamp switch including a relay in the park lamp wiring circuit. Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 14, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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