Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1996 DODGE RAM recalls and defects
found on 1996 DODGE RAM automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the 1996 DODGE RAM manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor
vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure,
or performance.
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1994-1996 DODGE RAM | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 157000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 2001-02-12 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES. THE THROTTLE CABLE COULD UNRAVEL (FRAY) OR BREAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. | |
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1994-1999 DODGE RAM | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Units affected: 701000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 2001-02-12 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING "SALT BELT" STATES: MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, AND MISSOURI. CORROSION OF THE RETURN SPRING ON THE HOOD SECONDARY LATCH COULD CAUSE THE MECHANISM TO BIND IN THE "RELEASE POSITION." | |
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1994-1996 DODGE RAM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Units affected: 690000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 2000-05-10 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING THAT COULD OVERHEAT. HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT LOADS PASS THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR IS OPERATED ON HIGH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. | |
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1994-1999 DODGE RAM | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Units affected: 8883 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1999-05-06 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, V10 ENGINES AND FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE TRANSFER CASES. UNDER SUSTAINED MAXIMUM RATED VEHICLE LOAD, WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP GRADE IN FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE LOW RANGE IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE LOCAL EXHAUST TEMPERATURE PROXIMATE TO THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE CAN GENERATE LINE TEMPERATURES THAT EXCEED THE TEMPERATURE LIMIT OF THE CLUTCH LINE MATERIAL. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS AND THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED, THE LINE COULD RUPTURE. | |
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1995-1997 DODGE RAM | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 250845 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1999-02-05 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN AND WAGON MODEL PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF WATER/ROAD SALT GETS ON THE INTERIOR FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (AECM), THE AECM CAN CORRODE. THE RESULTING CORROSION CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. | |
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1994-1996 DODGE RAM | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 497000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1997-11-13 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH GASOLINE ENGINES. THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED ROLLOVER VALVE CAN ALLOW LIQUID FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE GROUND UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS. | |
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1994-1997 DODGE RAM | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES Units affected: 960000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1997-05-05 |
Summary: 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. | |
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1995-1996 DODGE RAM | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 58000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1997-04-28 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES. THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP CAN ALLOW ENGINE OIL INTO THE VACUUM HOSES DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE. THE OIL CAN CAUSE THE HOSE TO DETERIORATE AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSE, REDUCING THE VACUUM SUPPLY TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. | |
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1996 DODGE RAM | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 2500 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1996-02-05 |
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE TIRE/WHEEL SPECIFICATION INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL WHICH INDICATES A SMALLER SIZE TIRE THAN REQUIRED. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH LABEL REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." | |
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1996 DODGE RAM | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Units affected: 12000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1995-12-12 |
Summary: THE FASTENERS WHICH SECURE THE GENERATOR CARTRIDGE FUSE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER CLAMP LOAD. IMPROPER CLAMPING CAN RESULT IN ARCING AT THE CONNECTION. | |
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