Recall Detail

DODGE / RAM / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 9198 Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE
Recalled Component Id: 000008987000074862000000257 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: RAM Model Year: 1997
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V023000 Mfr Campaign Number: 815
Component Name: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1994 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 15 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 250845
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 08 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
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: van and wagon model passenger vehicles. if water/road salt gets on the interior floor of the vehicle in the proximity of the air bag electronic control module (aecm), the aecm can corrode. the resulting corrosion can cause the driver side air bag to deploy inadvertently. Consequence Summary: Deployment of the air bag without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash and personal injury.
Corrective Summary : Dealers wil replace the aecm with an aecm that is sealed from moisture intrusion. Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 8, 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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