# Transport Canada recall 1998020

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: 1998020
- Manufacturer's number: 768
- Reported: 1998\-02\-02
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 1393

## What is wrong

THE FASTENERS WHICH SECURE THE ALTERNATOR CABLE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER \(PDC\) MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD.  INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING MAY RESULT IN A LOOSE CONNECTION AND ARCING AT THE CONNECTION, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

CORRECTION: THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CABLE ATTACHING NUTS WILL BE TORQUED AT THE PDC TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 DODGE DURANGO](/makes/dodge/durango/1998/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.

- [9004275](/bulletins/10229256.md), 2023-01-09, Service bulletin
- [9004275](/bulletins/10221686.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [DOR\-X6W2U\-06](/bulletins/10176211.md), 2020-06-08, Service bulletin
- [08\-049\-20](/bulletins/10175735.md), 2020-05-26, Service bulletin
- [0801001](/bulletins/620059.md), 2001-07-10, Service bulletin
- [0800600REV](/bulletins/618049.md), 2001-04-03, Service bulletin
- [081000](/bulletins/610615.md), 2000-05-08, Service bulletin
- [080600](/bulletins/609995.md), 2000-04-12, Service bulletin
- [183697](/bulletins/6089148.md), 2000-01-13, Service bulletin
- [083997](/bulletins/6088845.md), 2000-01-10, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1998020](/v1/recalls/tc/1998020)

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