19Affected configurations shown216,100Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE MATERIAL COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING RIBBON AND CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL BECOME DISABLED, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 18, 2001. ALSO SOME 1997-200 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. 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 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 01V153000
2001 DODGE RAM 2500Open vehicle record →2001 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2001 DODGE RAM 1500Open vehicle record →2001 DODGE RAM 3500Open vehicle record →2000 DODGE DAKOTAOpen vehicle record →2000 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →2000 DODGE RAM 1500Open vehicle record →2000 DODGE RAM 2500Open vehicle record →2000 DODGE DURANGOOpen vehicle record →2000 DODGE RAM 3500Open vehicle record →1999 DODGE DAKOTAOpen vehicle record →1999 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →1999 DODGE DURANGOOpen vehicle record →1998 DODGE DURANGOOpen vehicle record →1998 DODGE DAKOTAOpen vehicle record →1998 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →1997 DODGE RAMOpen vehicle record →1997 DODGE DAKOTAOpen vehicle record →1997 DODGE DURANGOOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.