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NHTSA recall 99V342000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting

Dodge Durango

Reported Dec 2, 1999150,729 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONBuilt Aug 27, 1997 – Sep 25, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the fuel tank strap can separate due to fatigue during operation. if this occurs, the tank will be unsupported, increasing the risk of a fuel leak.

The risk

Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the double toggle lock fuel tank straps with single toggle lock design. note: affected vehicles built through may 21, 1998, also require the rear brake tube inspection/repair. as a result, the fuel tank strap and brake tube repair will be performed on these vheicles in a single service procedure under recall 99v-341/daimlerchrysler #841. affected vehicles built from may 22, 1998 through september 25, 1999, only require the fuel tank strap repair, which will be performed under recall 99v-342/daimlerchrysler #842.

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Vehicles in this recall

Dodge Durango
19981999

Notes

Owner notification began february 7, 2000. 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 daimlerchrysler 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).