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DODGE RAM RECALL – WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR

Light and heavy duty Ram pickups from Dodge will be recalled after NHTSA has discovered the truck’s windshield wiper module motor assembly may be susceptible to water intrustion. Eventually, this intrusion could completely restrict normal operation of the windshield wipers.
Once the Recall begins, dealers will replace the normal module with vented wiper motor housings. The official date of beginning is unknown, but if you’d like to know whether or not your Dodge Ram is one of the 72,136 involved from the ’08 and ’09 model years, call Dodge at 1-800-853-1403.
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Day 198 — Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority published an updated list of 77 vessels it accuses of violating its Strait of Hormuz protocols, saying listed ships face fines, detention or confiscation and warning insurers, P&I clubs and classification societies against serving them (Iran International and Insurance Journal, Sep 14; Middle East Monitor, Sep 15). US Central Command said an IRGC claim that a supertanker struck mines in the strait was false; neither account is independently confirmed. Houthi forces said they struck the Khamis Mushait air base in southern Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline entered a fifth day shut. AAA's national diesel average set a 12th consecutive record at $6.2694/gal and California diesel set a fresh state record at $8.2124/gal.
Day 198: Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority blacklisted 77 vessels and warned insurers off them; US diesel set a 12th straight record at $6.2694/gal.
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