# Transport Canada recall 1997178

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1997178
- Manufacturer's number: 736
- Reported: 1997\-10\-16
- Component: Emissions
- Notification type: Compliance Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 4

## What is wrong

Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 1103 \- exhaust emissions.  The elbow containing the crankcase ventilation orifice was installed on the wrong valve cover resulting in improper metering of crankcase gases being returned to the combustion chamber.  Correction: Breather elbows will be reversed from one side of the engine to the other side.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1994 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/1994/recalls.md)
- [1995 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/1995/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [7631/7632](/bulletins/601479.md), 2000-06-15, Service bulletin
- [250397](/bulletins/6089139.md), 2000-01-13, Service bulletin
- [110197](/bulletins/6088863.md), 2000-01-11, Service bulletin
- [110898](/bulletins/602434.md), 1998-11-04, Service bulletin
- [180698](/bulletins/600346.md), 1998-05-11, Service bulletin
- [250197](/bulletins/51937.md), 1997-07-17, Service bulletin
- [182894](/bulletins/37985.md), 1995-02-10, Service bulletin

## 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)

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