| NHTSA Record Id: 9514 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: DODGE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009813000077016000000148 |
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| Model Name: DURANGO |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V342000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 27 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 25 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 150729 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 02 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Report Received Date: Dec, 02 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 07 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the fuel tank strap can separate due to fatigue during operation. if this occurs, the tank will be unsupported, increasing the risk of a fuel leak. |
Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the double toggle lock fuel tank straps with single toggle lock design. note: affected vehicles built through may 21, 1998, also require the rear brake tube inspection/repair. as a result, the fuel tank strap and brake tube repair will be performed on these vheicles in a single service procedure under recall 99v-341/daimlerchrysler #841. affected vehicles built from may 22, 1998 through september 25, 1999, only require the fuel tank strap repair, which will be performed under recall 99v-342/daimlerchrysler #842. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 7, 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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