- Vehicles
- 53
- Built between
- Feb 2003 – Feb 2003
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 February 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2003 and February 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Rancho Front Brake Line RS170098Built February 2003 to February 2003
- Rancho Front Brake Line RS170099Built February 2003 to February 2003
What the defect is
Front brake lines for use on aftermarket suspension kits for use on certain 2000-2003 dakota and durango suspension systems. The subject brake lines have rancho part numbers RS170098 and RS170099. The suspension kits have part nos RS6560, RS6560B, RS6561, and RS6561B and were manufactured during the month of february 2003. These parts do not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106, "brake hoses." this does not involve any products manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corp. Nor any dailmerchrysler dealers.
What gets fixed
TENNECO SHIPPED REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES TO ITS CUSTOMERS ON FEBRUARY 26, 2003.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2003 to February 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 December 2003
- Owners notified26 February 2003
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 December 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 106
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement front brake lines contained within aftermarket suspension kits and has no relation to any original equipment installed on daimlerchrysler vehicles or any other products manufactured by daimlerchrysler corporation.customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.