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Chrysler recalling 76,000 Ram pickups over braking concerns

by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Dec 14th, 2010 at 4:31PM

Chrysler is recalling 76,112 Dodge Ram trucks for a problem that may result in brake pedals that don't return as quickly as they should. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the issue is specific to 2010 and 2011 model year diesel trucks. Models made between March 2009 and October 2010 may have been built with power steering reservoir caps with "excessive vent pressure levels." Somehow, the faulty power steering cap causes the brake pedals to be slow to return. We aren't entirely clear on how the power steering cap impacts the braking system, but NHTSA... Read More

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