It is not a safety item.
No
No recall, and they do break all the time.
If you call your local dealer with your VIN they will check for recalls for free.
Not normally, if it has been overheated the head may be warped/cracked.
They must be crap! Our company has two dodge 1500's, and one 2500. We have had four broken leaf springs so far. we never carry heavy loads in two of these trucks. Dodge should recall them. Do i hear class action?
just flick it with your finger and the whole pos dash will just crumble to pieces, i have gone thru three dashes on my 2001,just try and find one 1500 from 96 to04 without one crack. you will get no help from dodge at all. just be very careful at anything you do.
No
No.
Yes
i had same problem with my 99. turned out to be a cracked distributor cap. no problems since. hope this helps
1500-1500, yes
No