2001 Dodge RAM recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain pickup trucks, the alternator wire connection to the power distribution center (pdc) CAN loosen.
💥 The risk
This could cause a vehicle fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the installation of the alternator wire connection to the pdc and if necessary, reposition the wire so that the crimp connection will face upward and tighten the fastener to the correct torque setting. Owner notification began may 20, 2002. 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 1-800-853-1403.
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
- 02V042000
- Manufacturer recall #
- B04
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 268,740
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 20, 2002
- Built
- Jan 1, 2000 – Aug 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no.B04.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).