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NHTSA recall 97V126000

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Dodge RAM

Reported Aug 18, 19976,400 vehicles affectedCHRYSLER CORPORATIONBuilt Mar 7, 1997 – May 16, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: light duty trucks equipped with diesel engines. the exhaust pipe contacts or IS in close proximity to the outer dash panel silencer pad.

The risk

If the exhaust pipe generates sufficient heat, the pad material can smolder and ignite adjacent materials resulting in a vehicle fire.

The remedy

Dealers will remove the dash silencer pad adjacent to the exhaust pipe and replace this pad with a thermal heat shield on the exhaust pipe.

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Vehicles in this recall

Dodge RAM
1997

Notes

Note:owner notification will begin by the end of september 1997. 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 1-800-853-1403.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.