NHTSA campaign 97V126000
Dodge Recall 97V-126: CHRYSLER/EXHAUST PIPE-DASH PANEL
NHTSA recall 97V126000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on August 18, 1997, with 6,400 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on September 25, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V126000 (also written 97V-126 or 97V126)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,400 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Unknown or Other
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V126000. 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
- 1997 · Vehicles built March 7, 1997 – May 16, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V126000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES. THE EXHAUST PIPE CONTACTS OR IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE OUTER DASH PANEL SILENCER PAD.
Safety consequence
IF THE EXHAUST PIPE GENERATES SUFFICIENT HEAT, THE PAD MATERIAL CAN SMOLDER AND IGNITE ADJACENT MATERIALS RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE DASH SILENCER PAD ADJACENT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND REPLACE THIS PAD WITH A THERMAL HEAT SHIELD ON THE EXHAUST PIPE.
Notes
NOTE:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER 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 97V126000
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.