Service bulletin 19-001-16

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10129034
Published by NHTSA	2018-02-21
Manufacturer's number	19-001-16
Manufacturer's date	2016-08-16
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN; STEERING

NHTSA's summary

Electric Power Steering Gear With Low Assist This bulletin involves replacing the electric power steering gear assembly. The customer may notice a low assist or excessive steering effort at lower speeds or parking lot maneuvers.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Steering, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
RAM 1500	2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2017659	2017-12-21. Powertrain
17V821000	2017-12-20. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
2017167	2017-03-23. Powertrain
17V198000	2017-03-23. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
16V301000	2016-05-16. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
2016215	2016-05-12. Powertrain
2016129	2016-03-23. Steering
16V167000	2016-03-23. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
15V661000	2015-10-15. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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