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NHTSA recall 99V115000

Power train › Clutch assembly

Dodge RAM

Reported May 6, 19998,883 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 828Built Jul 31, 1993 – Apr 30, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with manual transmission, V10 engines and four-wheel-drive transfer cases. under sustained maximum rated vehicle load, while driving up a steep grade in four-wheel-drive low range in hot ambient conditions, the local exhaust temperature proximate to the hydraulic clutch line can generate line temperatures that exceed the temperature limit of the clutch line material. if this condition occurs and the clutch IS depressed, the line could rupture.

The risk

The fluid could ignite on the hot exhaust possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the hydraulic clutch assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

Dodge RAM
199419951996199719981999

Notes

Owner notification began december 27, 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).