Dodge B SERIES recalls by model year

THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR

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THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR

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THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS 1996 DODGE B VAN WITH 37960 MILES. THE DRIVER DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES TO HIS FIRST JOB. NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CUSTOMERS HOUSE,NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. DROVE BEHIND THE HOUSE TO THE JOBSITE AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. EXITED THE TRUCK AND SAW FLAMES FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEELWELL. HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. AN INVESTIGATION BY AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR,HIRED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT LISTED A PROBABLE CAUSE AS THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR. THE B…

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THE DRIVER REPORTED TO HIS FIRST JOB IN THE AM. HE SAYS HE HAD DRIVEN THE VAN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE VAN. NO UNUSUAL SMELL. WHEN HE PULLED UP TO HIS FIRST JOB HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP FROM UNDER THE VAN. HE EXITED THE VAN AND OPENED THE HOOD. HE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE HE DIALED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VAN IS A TOTAL-LOSS. VERIZON HAS HAD SIMILAR FIRES IN THIS M…

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS 1998 DODGE B VAN WITH 70591MILES. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER NOTICED A SMELL IN THE VEHICLE CAB AND SMOKE NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED INTO A VERIZON PARKING LOT AND WENT INSIDE TO CALL HIS MECHANIC. WHILE INSIDE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. HE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AN INVESTIGATION BY AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR, HIRED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER LISTED THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AS AN AFTER-MARKET HEATER BLOW…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE B SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING 5 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES ABNORMALLY TURNED OUTWARD IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WHERE THE IDLER ARM WAS MOUNTED SHOWED SIGNS OF EXTREME RUST AND CORROSION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE IDLER ARM AND FRAME TO SEPARATE, COMPROMISING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME WOULD NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $5,000. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE…

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