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Component: BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: CHECK VALVE
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| ID: 97V068000 (1995 DODGE TRUCK RAM) |
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| Updated |
Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
| Rating |
 16 ( -2 -12.5% ) |
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Description:
Recall: 1995 Dodge Ram
Component: BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:CHECK VALVE
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 97V068000
Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Potential Number of Units Affected: 58000Summary:
Vehicle Description: Pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines. The engine
driven vacuum pump can allow engine oil into the vacuum hoses due to the absence
of an internal check valve. The oil can cause the hose to deteriorate and
partially collapse, reducing the vacuum supply to the brake booster.
Reduced power brake assist can result increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will add a vacuum pump check valve to the vacuum pump. In addition, the
vacuum hose connected to the vacuum pump will be replaced with a hose that is
engine oil resistant.
Owner notification began May 19, 1997. 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 Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Also
contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration''s Auto Safety Hotline
at 1-800-424-9393.
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