What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998020
- Recall date
- 2 February 1998
- Make
- Dodge
- Models
- Durango
- Model years
- 1998
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 1,393
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE FASTENERS WHICH SECURE THE ALTERNATOR CABLE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD. INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING MAY RESULT IN A LOOSE CONNECTION AND ARCING AT THE CONNECTION, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.rnCORRECTION: THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CABLE ATTACHING NUTS WILL BE TORQUED AT THE PDC TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1998020.