Vehicle recall 97V126000 · August 18, 1997
1997 Dodge Ram
Vehicle description: light duty trucks equipped with diesel engines.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- If the exhaust pipe generates sufficient heat, the pad material can smolder and ignite adjacent materials resulting in a vehicle fire.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V126000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 18, 1997
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- September 25, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 6,400
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Unknown or other
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