NHTSA campaign 99V214000 · Manufacturer campaign 835
Dodge Recall 99V-214: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/SUSPENSION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V214000 (Manufacturer campaign 835) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on August 9, 1999, with 49,066 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 20, 2000, 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 99V214000 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
- 99V214000 (also written 99V-214 or 99V214)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 835
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 49,066 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Shock Absorber
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE99-026 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V214000. 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 · Vehicles built July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V214000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. (2500 AND 3500 SERIES 4X4 REGULAR CAB PICKUP PRODUCED BEFORE MARCH 21, 1995; 2500 AND 3500 SERIES 4X4 CLUB CAB PICKUP PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 8, 1995; AND 3500 SERIES 4X2/4X4 CHASSIS CAB TRUCKS PRODUCED BEFORE JUNE 21, 1995). THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/SHOCK TOWERS CAN CRACK AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. THE SHOCK TOWER COULD DAMAGE THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN LOSS OF REAR BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE.
Safety consequence
THIS WOULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SPRING/SHOCK TOWER AND ANY VEHICLES EXHIBITING CRACKING WILL HAVE THE TOWER REPLACED. VEHICLES THAT ARE DO NOT SHOW ANY CRACKING WILL HAVE A WELD-ON REINFORCEMENT ADDED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 20, 2000.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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997. 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 99V214000
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.