Service bulletin W51

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10221854
Published by NHTSA	2022-09-26
Manufacturer's number	W51
Manufacturer's date	2020-08-06
NHTSA component	STEERING

NHTSA's summary

Customer Satisfaction Notification W51 Steering Gear

The document

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Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
RAM 2500	2020
RAM 3500	2020

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

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