# NHTSA recall 01V184000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V184000
- Manufacturer's number: 985
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2001\-06\-05
- Owners notified: 2001\-06\-04
- Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- Units potentially affected: 212

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  VANS.   A SUBSTITUTE WHEEL LUG NUT TIGHTENING PROCESS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE PROPER TORQUE OF THE LUG NUTS.


## What can happen

IMPROPER WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE COULD ALLOW A WHEEL TO LOOSEN AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL LUG NUTS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND CORRECT IF NECESSARY.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 4, 2001.  ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/2001/recalls.md). Built 2001\-05\-11 to 2001\-05\-15.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V184000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V184000)

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