2007 Dodge RAM 2500 recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain pickup trucks equipped with 34 gallon fuel tanks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 301, "fuel system integrity." the fuel tank may become damaged during certain crash conditions, which could allow fuel leakage to occur if the vehicle rolls over.
💥 The risk
Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a fuel tank shield onto the front frame cross member. The recall began on june 12, 2007. Owners may 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
- 07V247000
- Manufacturer recall #
- G16
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 5,062
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 18, 2007
- Built
- Apr 25, 2006 – Apr 23, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recallno. G16.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.