# NHTSA recall 13V239000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V239000
- Manufacturer's number: N26
- Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC
- Reported: 2013\-06\-04
- Owners notified: 2014\-05\-01
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 5622

## What is wrong

Chrysler Group LLC \(Chrysler\) is recalling certain model year 2012 RAM 4500 and 5500 trucks manufactured February 2, 2012, to December 22, 2012.  Due to a welding issue with the front axle carrier, the front drive shaft may fracture and result in a loss of motive power and damage to surrounding components if the shaft continues to spin.


## What can happen

Damage to other components, or sudden loss of drive power may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace or repair the front axle assembly, free of charge.  The recall began on May 1, 2014.  Owners may contact Chrysler at 1\-800\-247\-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N26.


## Notes

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 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-10\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5610
- Reported remedied: 3436 \(61%\)
- Reported unreachable: 115
- Reported removed: 4

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, 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

- [2012 DODGE RAM 4500](/makes/dodge/ram/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-02 to 2012\-12\-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 DODGE RAM 5500](/makes/dodge/ram/2012/recalls.md). Built from 2012\-02\-02. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [N0802072013](/bulletins/10216423.md), 2022-07-25, Service bulletin
- [N0802072013](/bulletins/10140092.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [N0802072013](/bulletins/10128976.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin
- [D\-13\-45](/bulletins/10069152.md), 2016-06-02, Service bulletin

## 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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