NHTSA Campaign 08V641000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 08V641000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 08V641000 with NHTSA on December 5, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V641000, NHTSA lists up to 108,429 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2007 and November 5, 2007.
The 08V641000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V641000 were scheduled from January 26, 2009, 52 days after the report.
08V641000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V641000 covers have filed at least 73 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V641000 vehicles, the 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V641000 ranks 3 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 108,429 MY 2007-2008 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 3500 PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 6.7L DIESEL ENGINES. A SILENCER PAD CAN SAG AND CONTACT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ADD A BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SILENCER PAD ADJACENT TO THE EGR COOLER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H34.
Reported December 5, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V641000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V641000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 5, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted