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Old 10-15-10, 04:12 PM
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2010 Dodge Ram recalled over incorrectly printed labels



Owners of 2010 Dodge Ram and Ram HD pickups are being asked to head to their nearest dealership. The trucks are part of a recall focusing on a label printed with incorrect information. For some vehicles, the tire-pressure label lists incorrect weight or seating capacity information. If the inaccurate information on the labels is followed, it could lead to safety issues as a result of improperly loaded trucks.

New labels will be installed free of charge at your nearest Dodge dealership. The recall is scheduled to begin this month (October 2010).

Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
DODGE / RAM 2010
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V474000

Summary:
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 DODGE RAM D2, DJ, AND DS-BODY VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION." SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH CERTIFICATION AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION LABELS PRINTED WITH INCORRECT WEIGHT OR SEATING CAPACITY INFORMATION.

Consequence:
THE MISINFORMATION ON THESE LABELS COULD LEAD TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS THAT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy:
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATION AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION LABELS. AT THE CUSTOMER¿S OPTION, THEY MAY TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER FOR INSTALLATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Notes:
CHRYSLER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS K27. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/15/2...rinted-labels/
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Old 10-15-10, 07:12 PM
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Slow news day Hoovey?
 
Old 10-15-10, 11:20 PM
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Lol yeah Mike! Just when you think some interesting products are starting to come up at Chrysler, some retarded oversight causes yet another embarrasment for the company. Wonder if those smoking and drinking employees recently let go had a hand in this lol
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Dodge owners don't read stickers, not like this was the 2003 GX470 with the wrong weight on it, with many owners bringing back Trucks cause they could not write them off
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ok, wrong tire pressure, no problem.

but
seating capacity information
, you're kidding???

you mean I can't have 4 people in the front seat???
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Groovey news Hoovey, even for a slow day.
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I had similar one of these for my Tundra a couple of months ago....

It took me a couple of reads of the recall notice to figure out what the recall is for and what I have to do.... the Cliffs notes version is that when Southeast Toyota added options to my truck in the vehicle processing center, they didn't account for the weight of those options on the 'load carrying capacity' stickers on the door jamb.

So to bring my Tundra into compliance, SE Toyota sent a bright yellow sticker I'm supposed to put onto the door jamb that says

CAUTION: LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED
Modifications to this vehicle have reduced the original load carrying capacity by:
1 kg or 2lbs
They apologized for any inconvenience this condition may have caused me.

2 lbs? That's water weight from my morning pee. At least they mailed me the sticker and didn't make me go to the dealer for them to put it on.
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
2 lbs? That's water weight from my morning pee. At least they mailed me the sticker and didn't make me go to the dealer for them to put it on.
Not only that, Dave, but it probably cost them more to mail that sticker to your house (even at the corporate bulk-postage rate) than it did to make and print it.
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