D 250 Pickup L6-359 5.9L DSL (1992)
Technical Service Bulletin # 337T
Date: 920301
Recall - Spare Tire Tie Down Bolt
No. 337T
March, 1992
To:
All Dodge Truck Dealers
Subject:
Customer Satisfaction Notification # 337T -- Spare Tire Tie-Down Bolt
Models:
1992 Dodge Ram Wagon (AB-Body) Equipped With 12 and 15 Passenger Seating and Built From Job # 1 Through January 29, 1992
The floor mounted spare tire on involved vehicles may be extremely difficult to remove unless the rear seat is unbolted and lifted to allow the tire to be
lifted over the tie-down bolt. The head diameter of the bolt is too large to be disengaged vertically from the keyhole slot in the mounting bracket so that
the tire can be removed rearward from under the seat. To correct the condition, the bolt must be replaced with a bolt having a smaller head diameter.
Important:
Some of the involved vehicles may still be in dealer stock. Be sure to complete the service on these vehicles before retail delivery.
Details of this service action are explained in the following sections.
Note:
No videotape of the service procedure for this recall will be provided.
Vehicle List
Each dealer to whom involved vehicles were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same location) will receive with this letter a vehicle list arranged in
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) sequence. Owners known to Chrysler are also listed. The lists are for dealer reference in arranging for service of
involved vehicles.
Each Dodge or Chrysler-Plymouth dealer without a Vehicle List will receive an information copy of this letter by Compak Mail for use in performing the
service on any involved transient vehicles.
Parts
Each involved dealer, to whom vehicles in the recall were invoiced (or the current dealer at the same location), will receive enough spare tire mounting
bolts at dealer cost, Recall PN C3940488, to service 100 % of those vehicles. Included in each package is an instruction summary for convenient
reference by the servicing technician.
Owner Notification and Service Scheduling
All involved vehicle owners known to Chrysler are being notified of the service requirement by first class mail. They are requested to schedule
appointments for the service with their dealers at the earliest possible date. A copy of the owner notification letter is included.
Enclosed with each owner notification is an Owner Recall Notification Form. The involved vehicle and recall are identified on the form for owner or
dealer reference as needed.
Service Procedure
1.
Remove the four nuts securing the last rear seat.
2.
Remove the spare tire hold down wing nut, base plate and two lug nuts.
3.
Pivot the last rear seat forward and remove the spare tire by lifting it over the mounting bolt.
4.
Remove the spare tire mounting bolt by tilting it sideways and pivoting it out of the hole and slot in the floor mounting bracket. Discard the
bolt.
5.
Reinstall the last rear seat. Torque the four nuts to 16 ft.lbs. (22 N-m).
