NHTSA recall 97V084000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 97V084000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1997-05-05 |
| Owners notified | 1997-05-19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES |
| Units potentially affected | 960000 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
WHEN THESE TEMPERATURES OCCUR, THE FLUID LINE WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND FLUID CAN SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN SMOKE OR FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LINE CONNECTOR FITTINGS WITH CONNECTORS THAT INCORPORATE A STAINLESS STEEL RETAINER.
Notes
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.
| 1994 DODGE RAM | Built 1994-01-01 to 1997-02-01. |
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| 1995 DODGE RAM | Built 1994-01-01 to 1997-02-01. |
| 1996 DODGE RAM | Built 1994-01-01 to 1997-02-01. |
| 1997 DODGE RAM | Built 1994-01-01 to 1997-02-01. |
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Investigated as PE96070 and RQ98002
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE96070 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1996-11-26, closed 1997-05-15. TRANSMISSION FLUID FIRES. POWER TRAIN. |
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| RQ98002 | Recall query, opened 1998-03-10. TRANSMISSION QUICK CONNECTORS. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2100601 | 2001-10-03. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE ATF+4. *TT *MJ |
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| 211297 | 2000-01-12. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER BUZZ OR RATTLE. *NLM |
| 211197A | 2000-01-12. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES REVERSE BUZZ (46RE) *NLM |
| 190697 | 2000-01-11. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON SHIFT LINKAGE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION. *NLM |
| 181299 | 1999-09-17. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE OPERATION AND APPLICATION OF THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP (LDP) MONITOR TEST. *TT |
| 210899 | 1999-05-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EXHIBITING BUZZ, WHINING, OR MOANING LIKE NOISE FROM COLD TRANSMISSION WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED. *TT |
| 211098 | 1998-11-04. Service bulletin. CONDITIONS WITH LOSS OF FIFTH GEAR. *YC |
| 211098 | 1998-10-15. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION OPERTES NORMALLY THROUGH ALL RANGES EXCEPT FIFTH GEAR. *YC |
| CH210395 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. RWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COLD TEMPERATURE COOLER BYPASS KIT. *TW |
| CH210495 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. VIBRATION OR PERCEIVED ENGINE MISS. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.