NHTSA recall 05V461000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 05V461000 |
| Manufacturer's number | E18 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2005-10-06 |
| Owners notified | 2005-11-07 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) |
| Units potentially affected | 136 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT TRANSFER CASE CALIBRATION SET POINTS, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN INADVERTENT TRANSFER CASE DEFAULT TO NEUTRAL.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE TIPM WITH NEW SOFTWARE THAT PREVENTS THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS CONDITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. E18.CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
| 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 | Built 2005-02-09 to 2005-09-07. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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