Recall Detail

DODGE / RAM / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 562 Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE
Recalled Component Id: 000015024000077708000000294 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: RAM Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V161000 Mfr Campaign Number: B15
Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 31 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 97500
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 29 2002 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) Report Received Date: Jun, 14 2002
Record Creation date : Jun, 26 2002 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On certain pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines only, the throttle linkage joints can corrode and cause the throttle to bind or stick. Consequence Summary: This could potentially result in a loss of throttle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the rod ends and ball studs. owner notification began july 29, 2002. 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 daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Recall Notes: Also, customers can 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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