If the exhaust pipe generates sufficient heat, the pad material can smolder and ignite adjacent materials resulting in a vehicle fire.

Unknown Or Other

Date Announced
AUG 18, 1997
Vehicles Affected
6,400
NHTSA Campaign #
97V126000
Summary
Vehicle description: Light duty trucks equipped with diesel engines. The exhaust pipe contacts or is in close proximity to the outer dash panel silencer pad.
Actions
Dealers will remove the dash silencer pad adjacent to the exhaust pipe and replace this pad with a thermal heat shield on the exhaust pipe.
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