The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MODEL 3500 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS ONLY. OPERATION OF THE HEADLAMPS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME CAN RESULT IN HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSING THE HEADLAMPS OR PARK LAMPS TO GO OUT.
The risk
IF THE LIGHTS FAIL, A VISIBILITY PROBLEM COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP SWITCH INCLUDING A RELAY IN THE PARK LAMP WIRING CIRCUIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Ram 3500 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
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 Ram 3500 | 1994 | 70 | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 3500 | 1995 | 108 | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 3500 | 1996 | 124 | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 3500 | 1997 | 125 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1999
17 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the exterior lighting; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 99V347002 20 Dec 1999 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V355000 17 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V356000 17 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V358000 17 Dec 1999 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 99V347001 10 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V305002 1 Nov 1999 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 99V273001 20 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V273002 15 Oct 1999 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999