NHTSA campaign 01V184000 · Manufacturer campaign 985
Dodge Recall 01V-184: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/WHEEL LUG NUT
NHTSA recall 01V184000 (Manufacturer campaign 985) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on June 5, 2001, with 212 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on June 4, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V184000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V184000 (also written 01V-184 or 01V184)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 985
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 212 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V184000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dodge
Dodge Ram
- 2001 · Vehicles built May 11, 2001 – May 15, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V184000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS. A SUBSTITUTE WHEEL LUG NUT TIGHTENING PROCESS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE PROPER TORQUE OF THE LUG NUTS.
Safety consequence
IMPROPER WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE COULD ALLOW A WHEEL TO LOOSEN AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL LUG NUTS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND CORRECT IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 4, 2001. ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V184000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.