Fuel system, other › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Dodge RAM
Reported Mar 11, 199945 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 822Built Sep 15, 1998 – Feb 15, 1999
The defect
Vehicle description: passenger vans and wagons equipped with compressed natural gas (CNG). the fuel hose that connects the left and right fuel rails may shrink and leak fuel if exposed to high engine operating temperatures.
The risk
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
Owner notification began march 22, 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).