NHTSA campaign 06E024000 · Equipment recall

K&N ENGINEERING, INC. Recall 06E-024: REPLACEMENT AIR INTAKE SYSTEMS/DEBRIS CAN ENTER

NHTSA recall 06E024000 is an equipment recall reported by K&N ENGINEERING, INC. on March 15, 2006, with 44,386 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500, Dodge Ram 2500, Dodge Dakota and more for model years 1995–2003 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on April 20, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by K&N ENGINEERING, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 06E024000 (also written 06E-024 or 06E024)
Filed by: K&N ENGINEERING, INC.
Report received: March 15, 2006
Potentially affected: 44,386 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: April 20, 2006
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06E024000. 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 Dakota
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Dodge Durango
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Dodge Ram 1500
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Dodge Ram 2500
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

All Dodge recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06E024000.

Defect description

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT K&N FUEL PERFORMANCE KITS, P/NOS. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, AND 57-1530. ALSO, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THESE KITS WERE SOLD UNDER THE MOPAR PERFORMANCE PARTS BRAND NAME (P/NOS. P5007069 AND P5007070). ALL KITS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 20, 1999, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23, 2004. THESE ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUVS. A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FROM THE TUBE WALL COULD BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION.

Safety consequence

A JAMMED OPEN THROTTLE COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH OR INCREASED STOPING DISTANCES WHEN BRAKING.

Manufacturer remedy

K&N WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO REPLACEMENT K&N FUEL PERFORMANCE KITS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON DODGE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06E024000

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.