Dodge Structure: Bumpers

Dodge is recalling about 26,600 vehicles over a problem with the structure. Consequence of defect: leakage of fuel could cause a fire if a source of ignition is present.

Campaign
90V124000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
6 July 1990
Vehicles
26,600
Built between
Jul 1987 – May 1990
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
5 January 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1987 and May 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987-1990 Dodge D100Built July 1987 to May 1990
  • 1987-1990 Dodge D150Built July 1987 to May 1990
  • 1987-1990 Dodge W100Built July 1987 to May 1990
  • 1987-1990 Dodge W150Built July 1987 to May 1990

What the defect is

In a rear end collision, the pickup box crossmember could contact the fuel pump modules fuel line, causing a fuel leak which would be in non-compliance with FMVSS 301.

What could happen

Consequence of defect: leakage of fuel could cause a fire if a source of ignition is present.

What gets fixed

INSTALL TWO PICKUP BOX REINFORCEMENT BLOCKER BRACKETS TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO ELIMINATE CONTACT WITH FUEL LINE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1987 to May 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 1990
  3. Owners notified5 January 1991

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 6 July 1990.

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
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Safety standard
FMVSS 301
Recall initiated by
OVSC

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

System: rear bumper; fuel system; FMVSS 301.VEHICLE description: pickup trucks with 6 1/2 foot boxes, efi, and no rear bumper.

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.

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