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1996 DODGE RAM 3500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

fire · 507520 · 2004-11-19

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 3500
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY IF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 722 REPAIRS WERE DONE. MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THEY HAD NO RECORDS OF IT DONE. VEHICLE WAS THEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINE QUICK CONNECTION MELTING . THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10101398
Machine
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