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NHTSA recall 00V106000

Power train › Automatic transmission › Gear position indication (prndl)

Dodge Dakota

Reported Apr 11, 2000123,000 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 871Built Sep 1, 1990 – Aug 31, 1992

The defect

Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with A500 automatic transmission. inadvertent placement of the shift lever in reverse can occur when the driver believes that the transmission has been placed in park.

The risk

This can cause the vehicle to roll away with the engine on after the driver has left the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the steel manual valve in the transmission with an aluminum version.

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Vehicles in this recall

Dodge Dakota
19911992

Notes

Owner notification began june 5, 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).