NHTSA campaign 04V385000 · Manufacturer campaign D34
Dodge Recall 04V-385: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS
NHTSA recall 04V385000 (Manufacturer campaign D34) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on August 3, 2004, with 2,261 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on August 13, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V385000 (also written 04V-385 or 04V385)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- D34
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,261 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Alternator/Generator/Regulator
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V385000. 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
- 2004 · Vehicles built June 22, 2004 – July 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V385000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICK-UP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES, THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS MAY SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO CONTACT WITH A VALVE COVER STUD.
Safety consequence
A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR HARNESS CAN CAUSE AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ALTERNATOR WIRING INSULATION FOR DAMAGE AND REPAIR AND ADD A TIE-STRAP CLIP TO THE VALVE COVER STUD TO RETAIN THE WIRING. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
RECALL NO. D34.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V385000
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.