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Service bulletin 9004218

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10173279
Published by NHTSA2020-04-06
Manufacturer's number9004218
Manufacturer's date2020-02-19
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

CASE ASSEMBLY, Differential For concern of shudder/chatter/vibration from the rear axle that is more prominent during turns and customer has the following: 1) Limited Slip Differential 2) No record of rear axle oil being serviced in the last 20,000 miles 3) No apparent damage to the axle/differential case or differential case internal gears Service the rear axle oil with new and test drive to see if condition is still present. If still present follow standard diagnostic procedures and contact FCA Redacted Content for further assistance.

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

Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
RAM 25002016, 2017, 2018
RAM 35002016, 2017, 2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20182302018-05-03. Accessories
20180812018-02-08. Powertrain
18V1000002018-02-08. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
20176632017-12-22. Accessories
20176592017-12-21. Powertrain
17V8240002017-12-21. EQUIPMENT
17V8210002017-12-20. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
16V4950002016-07-01. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
20163372016-06-29. Powertrain
20162142016-05-12. Accessories

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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