The defect
PLASTIC HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECT TO EXHAUST SYSTEM HEAT DAMAGE DUE TO PROLONGED COLD, HIGH SPEED IDLE OPERATION.
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A MINOR FIRE FROM FLUID CONTACTING THE HOT EXHAUST.
The remedy
INSTALL PROTECTIVE HEAT SHIELDS BETWEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND AFFECTED CLUTCH SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge D100 | 1987 |
| Dodge D150 | 1987 |
| Dodge D250 | 1987 |
| Dodge W100 | 1987 |
| Dodge W150 | 1987 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge D100 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge D150 | 1987 | 1 | 2 |
| Dodge D250 | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| Dodge W100 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Dodge W150 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1987
9 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the power train; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 87V194000 26 Dec 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V188000 14 Dec 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V168000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V134000 1 Sept 1987 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| 87V098000 6 Jul 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V085000 8 Jun 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V026000 5 Jan 1987 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 87V008000 3 Jan 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987