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NHTSA recall 99V002000

Air bags

Dodge RAM

Reported Jan 7, 199946,193 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 816Built Nov 15, 1997 – Jun 5, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: vans and vans used for conversion. if a heavy object impacts the metal casing of the air bag electronic control module (aecm), located under the driver seat, the module could inadvertently deploy the air bags.

The risk

Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the aecm with a module that incorporates revised hardware and software on all affected vehicles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Dodge RAM
1998

Notes

Owner notification began february 15, 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).