| NHTSA Record Id: 8824 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009423000004178000000035 |
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| Model Name: RAM |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V214000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 835 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 49066 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 20 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Report Received Date: Aug, 09 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 17 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. (2500 and 3500 series 4x4 regular cab pickup produced before march 21, 1995; 2500 and 3500 series 4x4 club cab pickup produced before june 8, 1995; and 3500 series 4x2/4x4 chassis cab trucks produced before june 21, 1995). the front suspension spring/shock towers can crack and eventually separate from the vehicle frame. the shock tower could damage the rear wheel brake lines resulting in loss of rear brake system pressure. |
Consequence Summary: This would create the potential for increased stopping distances. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the spring/shock tower and any vehicles exhibiting cracking will have the tower replaced. vehicles that are do not show any cracking will have a weld-on reinforcement added. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 20, 2000.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 1-800-992-1997. 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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