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NHTSA recall 98V209000

Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel

Dodge RAM

Reported Sep 8, 199830,747 vehicles affectedCHRYSLER CORPORATIONBuilt Dec 15, 1997 – May 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 5.9L - 24 valve diesel engine. an intermittent high engine idle condition can occur due to a malfunction of the vehicle speed sensor.

The risk

This creates a signal which IS misinterpreted by the engine control software, causing a high idle speed condition.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the engine controller software to correct erroneous speed sensor signals.

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Vehicles in this recall

Dodge RAM
1998

Notes

Owner notification began september 28, 1998. 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).