{"id":128975,"date":"2021-01-04T16:45:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/dodge-5500-2008-08v344000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:45:32","slug":"dodge-5500-2008-08v344000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/dodge-5500-2008-08v344000\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge 5500 (2008) &#8211; 08V344000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Defect Description For Recall<\/h2><p>Knapheide Is Recalling 108 My 2006-2008 Pro Series Truck Beds Equipped With An Icc Bumper Which Included A Provision For A Ball Hitch.  There May Be An Insufficient Weld Attaching The Hitch Channel To The Supporting Structure.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>DODGE<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Model Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>5500<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Year<\/h2><p>2008<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Recall Campaign Number<\/h2><p>08V344000<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Component Description<\/h2><p>Trailer Hitches<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Effect Of Defect<\/h2><p>This Could Result In Bending Of The Hitch Channel Or The Hitch Could Be Pulled Off The Vehicle, Increasing The Risk Of A Crash.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Fix Defect<\/h2><p>Knapheide Will Offer Two Remedies To Its Customers: (1) For Those Customers Who Do Not Use The Hitch, The Hitch Will Be Removed From The Truck Bed And Replaced With An Icc Bumper; Or (2) For Those Customers Who Need A Hitch, A Receiver Hitch Assembly Will Be Added To The Existing Hitch Assembly And All Suspect Weld Joints Will Be Re Welded.  The Recall Began On August 15, 2008.  Owners May Contact Knapheide At 1-877-473-5763.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Knapheide Manufacturing Company<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Start Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20061023<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">End Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20080715<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Type Of Vehicle Recall<\/h2><p>V<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Number Affected<\/h2><p>108<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Owners Notified<\/h2><p>20080815<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Initiated By<\/h2><p>Mfr<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Responsible Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Knapheide Manufacturing Company<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Report Received<\/h2><p>20080728<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Campaign Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Part Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard<\/h2><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle recall defect &#8211; Knapheide Is Recalling 108 My 2006-2008 Pro Series Truck Beds Equipped With An Icc Bumper Which Included A Provision For A Ball Hitch.  There May Be An Insufficient Weld Attaching The Hitch Channel To The Supporting Structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[5196,14232],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}