Recall 99V115000: 1994–1999 Dodge RAM

Report received

May 6, 1999

Manufacturer

Daimlerchrysler corporation

Potentially affected

8,883vehicles

Model years

1994–1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

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

Remedy

Dealers will replace the hydraulic clutch assembly.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1994 Dodge RAM469 complaints
• 1995 Dodge RAM611 complaints
• 1996 Dodge RAM625 complaints
• 1997 Dodge RAM398 complaints
• 1998 Dodge RAM483 complaints
• 1999 Dodge RAM366 complaints