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1997 Dodge RAM 3500 Exterior Lighting Headlights Switch Recall


NHTSA Recall #	10160
NHTSA Compaign #	99V024000
MFG Compaign #	819
Manufacturer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Supplier	DODGE
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 3500
Model Year	1997
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
Date of notification	14/06/99
Begin date of manufacuring	31/07/93
End date of manufacturing	31/10/96
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	ODI
Report received	05/02/99
Report created	08/02/99
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	79366
Defect summary	Vehicle description: model 3500 light duty trucks only. Operation of the headlamps over an extended period of time can result in headlamp switch failure, causing the headlamps or park lamps to go out.
Consequence summary	If the lights fail, a visibility problem could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Corrective action	Dealers will replace the headlamp switch including a relay in the park lamp wiring circuit.
Recall notes	Owner notification began june 14, 1999. 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 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Dodge RAM 3500 Exterior Lighting Headlights Switch Recall

1997 Dodge RAM 3500 Exterior Lighting Headlights Switch Recall

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