Life Line Emergency Vehicles: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Life Line Emergency Vehicles reported this defect to federal regulators on May 25, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 36. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Dodge 5500 vehicles. The rear brake caliper flexible line may have been improperly routed, which could allow it to chafe against suspension components, and result in a brake fluid leak.
The risk
A brake fluid leak can cause a loss of brakes and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will modify the rear brake caliper flexible line mounting, and replace the rear brake caliper flexible line as needed, free of charge. Owner notification was mailed on May 13, 2020. Owners may contact Life Line customer service at 1-563-578-3317 ext. 132.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Lifeline Ram 5500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Lifeline Ram 5500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V384000.
Full record for the 2020 Lifeline Ram 5500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →