2002 Dodge RAM recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain 4X4 pickup trucks, the rear axle flange weld to the axle tube could fatigue and allow the brake caliper assembly to rotate.
💥 The risk
During rotation, the brake line could separate from the caliper resulting in a brake fluid loss in the rear brake hydraulic system.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install rear brake caliper reinforcements on the rear axle assemblies. Owner notification began december 9, 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
- 02V159000
- Manufacturer recall #
- B20
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 46,000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 9, 2002
- Built
- Jul 1, 2001 – Nov 30, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. B20.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).