# NHTSA recall 13V038000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V038000
- Manufacturer's number: N08
- Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC
- Reported: 2013\-02\-06
- Owners notified: 2013\-11\-07
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- Units potentially affected: 278674

## What is wrong

Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009\-2012 Ram 1500 trucks manufactured from February 27, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through October 20, 2011; model year 2009\-2011 Dodge Dakota trucks manufactured from February 27, 2007, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011; model year 2009 Chrysler Aspen trucks manufactured from January 3, 2008, through December 18, 2008; and model year 2009 Dodge Durango trucks manufactured from January 3, 2008, through December 18, 2008.  The rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to an undersized pinion spline that can allow relative motion between the nut and companion flange.


## What can happen

If the rear axle pinion nut loosens, the axle can lock up and cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash with little warning.


## The remedy

On November 7, 2013 Chrysler notified owners that dealers would install a pinion nut retainer, free of charge. In July 2015, and under a consent order with NHTSA, the company agreed to offer owners three options for remedying their vehicles: perform the original remedy, offer to repurchase the vehicle at the fair market value plus 10%, or offer an additional incentive offer towards the purchase of a new Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, or Fiat vehicle.  Chrysler will notify owners of the new recall options in a letter expected to be mailed on August 31, 2015.  Owners may contact Chrysler at 1\-800\-247\-9753.    Chrysler's recall campaign number is N08.


## Notes

This campaign is an expansion of a recall campaign 12V\-474.Chrysler's recall campaign number is N08.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 278229
- Reported remedied: 207642 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7630
- Reported removed: 189

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 CHRYSLER ASPEN](/makes/chrysler/aspen/2009/recalls.md). Built 2007\-01\-19 to 2008\-12\-18.
- [2009 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/2009/recalls.md). Built 2007\-02\-18 to 2009\-06\-30.
- [2010 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2010\-07\-09.
- [2011 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2011\-09\-30.
- [2009 DODGE DURANGO](/makes/dodge/durango/2009/recalls.md). Built 2007\-01\-17 to 2008\-12\-18.
- [2009 DODGE RAM 1500](/makes/dodge/ram/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-27 to 2009\-06\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2010 DODGE RAM 1500](/makes/dodge/ram/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2011\-10\-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2011 DODGE RAM 1500](/makes/dodge/ram/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2011\-10\-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 DODGE RAM 1500](/makes/dodge/ram/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2011\-10\-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Investigated as PE12021

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE12021: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2012\-07\-19, closed 2013\-03\-05. Rear Differential Failure. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\).

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V038000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V038000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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