NHTSA campaign 97V084000

Dodge Recall 97V-084: CHRYSLER/TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 97V084000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 5, 1997, with 960,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on May 19, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V084000 (also written 97V-084 or 97V084)
Filed by: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Report received: May 5, 1997
Potentially affected: 960,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Cooling Unit and Lines
Owners notified: May 19, 1997
NHTSA investigations: Preliminary Evaluation PE96-070, Recall Query RQ98-002 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V084000. 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
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – February 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V084000.

Defect description

UNDER CERTAIN HIGH LOAD OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE CAN EXCEED THE MELTING POINT OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONNECTOR TO RETAIN THE FLUID LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION.

Safety consequence

WHEN THESE TEMPERATURES OCCUR, THE FLUID LINE WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID CAN SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN SMOKE OR FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LINE CONNECTOR FITTINGS WITH CONNECTORS THAT INCORPORATE A STAINLESS STEEL RETAINER.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 19, 1997. 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 CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V084000

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.