2001 Dodge RAM recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: quad cab pickup trucks. The upper control arms attached with cadmium coated nuts CAN cause the bolts to stretch due to the application of a higher than specified clamp load. Breakage of the upper control arm fasteners could cause the axle to rotate forward under braking conditions.
💥 The risk
This rotation could twist the steering linkage and possibly separate the brake lines, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the upper control arm bolts and nuts.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V307000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 955
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 480
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-992-1997
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 30, 2000
- Built
- Jul 15, 2000 – Jul 19, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began october 30, 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).