1997 Dodge Ram recalls
The 1997 Dodge Ram is affected by 7 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recent
- June 14, 2002
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02V-161 | June 14, 2002 | Vehicle speed control | On certain pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines only, the throttle linkage joints can corrode and cause the throttle to bind or stick. | 97,500 |
| 01V-153 | May 8, 2001 | Air bags | Vehicle description: pickup trucks. Sound deadener material inside the steering wheel could become detached from the cover and housing. Note: the ram pickup trucks were built at the warren assembly plant ("s" in the 11th VIN position) from may 16, 2000 through october 23, 2000; st. Louis north assembly plant ("j" in… | 216,100 |
| 01V-040 | February 12, 2001 | Latches/locks/linkages (hood, latch) | On certain pickup trucks originally sold in or currently registered in the following "salt belt" states: maine, new hampshire, vermont, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware, maryland, the district of columbia, west virginia, ohio, indiana, michigan, illinois… | 701,000 |
| 99V-115 | May 6, 1999 | Power train (clutch assembly) | Vehicle description: pickup trucks equipped with manual transmission, v10 engines and four-wheel-drive transfer cases. Under sustained maximum rated vehicle load, while driving up a steep grade in four-wheel-drive low range in hot ambient conditions, the local exhaust temperature proximate to the hydraulic clutch line… | 8,883 |
| 99V-023 | February 5, 1999 | Air bags (frontal) | Vehicle description: van and wagon model passenger vehicles. If water/road salt gets on the interior floor of the vehicle in the proximity of the air bag electronic control module (aecm), the aecm can corrode. The resulting corrosion can cause the driver side air bag to deploy inadvertently. | 250,845 |
| 97V-126 | August 18, 1997 | Unknown or other | Vehicle description: light duty trucks equipped with diesel engines. The exhaust pipe contacts or is in close proximity to the outer dash panel silencer pad. | 6,400 |
| 97V-084 | May 5, 1997 | Power train (automatic transmission, cooling unit and lines) | Under certain high load operating conditions, the transmission fluid temperature can exceed the melting point of the material used in the connector to retain the fluid line to the transmission. | 960,000 |