2004 Dodge RAM recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain pick-up trucks equipped with 4.7L engines, the generator wiring harness may short circuit due to contact with a valve cover stud.
💥 The risk
A short circuit in the generator harness CAN cause an under hood fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the alternator wiring insulation for damage and repair and add a tie-strap clip to the valve cover stud to retain the wiring. This recall began on august 13, 2004. Owners 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
- 04V385000
- Manufacturer recall #
- D34
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 2,261
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 13, 2004
- Built
- Jun 22, 2004 – Jul 7, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Recall no. D34.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).