Vehicle recall 00V197000 · July 17, 2000
2000 Dodge Dakota
Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with 4.7L engine and automatic transmissions.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with 4.7L engine and automatic transmissions. The automatic transmission may expel fluid from the fill tube during normal temperature operation.
- Consequence
- The transmission fluid could come into contact with the hot exhaust system and ignition of the transmission fluid could result.
- Remedy
- Dealers will shorten the vent hose and assure adequate clearance.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 11, 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V197000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 17, 2000
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- 890
- Owner notification
- September 11, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 20,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dodge Dakota (2000): 2000
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