Vehicle recall 99V115000 · May 6, 1999
1994-1999 Dodge Ram
Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with manual transmission, V10 engines and four-wheel-drive transfer cases.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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.
- Consequence
- The fluid could ignite on the hot exhaust possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the hydraulic clutch assembly.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 27, 1999. 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 1-800-992-1997. 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
- 99V115000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 6, 1999
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- 828
- Owner notification
- December 27, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 8,883
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Power train › Clutch assembly
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