| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 10264 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009320000080526000000172 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: RAM | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V190000 | Mfr Campaign Number: 838 |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 02 1999 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 21 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8378 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 09 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) | Report Received Date: Jul, 16 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 19 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with gasoline engines and manual transmissions. the underbody hydraulic clutch line heat shield is too short, allowing the plastic clutch line material to be directly exposed to exhaust temperatures. it is possible to exceed the melting temperature of the clutch line material. | Consequence Summary: If the line melts, hydraulic fluid can leak onto the vehicle exhaust and cause an underbody fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install the proper length heat shield. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 9, 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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