| NHTSA Record Id: 12672 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008214000004179000000068 |
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| Model Name: RAM |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V068000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 25 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 25 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 58000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 19 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Report Received Date: Apr, 28 1997 |
| Record Creation date : May, 01 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines. the engine driven vacuum pump can allow engine oil into the vacuum hoses due to the absence of an internal check valve. the oil can cause the hose to deteriorate and partially collapse, reducing the vacuum supply to the brake booster. |
Consequence Summary: Reduced power brake assist can result increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will add a vacuum pump check valve to the vacuum pump. in addition, the vacuum hose connected to the vacuum pump will be replaced with a hose that is engine oil resistant. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 19, 1997. 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 1-800-853-1403.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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