NHTSA recall 03V503000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V503000 |
| Manufacturer's number | C39 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2003-12-04 |
| Owners notified | 2003-12-22 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 514 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE TRANSFER CASE TO TRANSMISSION ATTACHING FASTENERS MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION ADAPTER OR TRANSFER CASE HOUSING TO CRACK AND LEAK FLUID.
What can happen
CONTINUED OPERATION CAN RESULT IN PROPELLER SHAFT SEPARATION AND DAMAGE TO FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK. FLUID AND/OR FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN CAUSE AN UNDERBODY FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RETIGHTEN THE TRANSFER CASE TO TRANSMISSION FASTENERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C39.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 | Built 2003-11-05 to 2003-11-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 | Built 2003-11-05 to 2003-11-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 1802907 | 2007-06-15. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *KB |
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| 0803006 | 2007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB |
| 0801505 | 2005-04-26. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *SC |
| 42 | 2004-12-01. Service bulletin. EMISSIONS RECALL D42. REPROGRAM PCM - OBD CALIBRATION. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS INADVERTENTLY PROGRAMMED WITH INCORRECT SOFTWARE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. *TT |
| 1804104 | 2004-12-01. Service bulletin. IMPROVED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IN TOW/HAUL MODE. *EH |
| 44 | 2004-04-06. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NO. C44. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES CAN TRANSMIT HIGH PRESSURE PULSES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT HEAVY LOADS. *TT |
| 1800604A | 2004-04-05. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *TT *MJ THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES BULLETIN 18-006-04A DATED 04/06/2004. *TT |
| 2100104 | 2004-04-05. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION SOLENOID REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 30 | 2004-02-24. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. C30. *TT |
| 03014 | 2003-10-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE ACTION 03014 - POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL INSPECTION/REPAIR PROCEDURE. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.