# NHTSA recall 13V344000

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: 13V344000
- Manufacturer's number: N50
- Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC
- Reported: 2013\-08\-06
- Owners notified: 2013\-10\-17
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 85

## What is wrong

Chrysler Group LLC \(Chrysler\) is recalling certain model year 2012 RAM 3500 trucks manufactured May 4, 2012, through August 7, 2012; and model year 2012 RAM 4500 and 5500 trucks manufactured May 3, 2012, through August 7, 2012.  Due to a loose snap ring inside the transmission, there may be a loss of power transfer through the transmission to the wheels.


## What can happen

An unexpected loss of power transfer may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission assembly free of charge.  The recall began on October 17, 2013.  Owners may contact Chrysler at 1\-800\-247\-9753.  Chrysler's recall campaign number is N50.


## 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 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 85
- Reported remedied: 72 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, 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 3500](/makes/dodge/ram/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-04 to 2012\-08\-07. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 DODGE RAM 4500](/makes/dodge/ram/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-03 to 2012\-08\-07. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 DODGE RAM 5500](/makes/dodge/ram/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-03 to 2012\-08\-07. 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.

- [S1709000010](/bulletins/10229031.md), 2023-01-09, Service bulletin
- [V51](/bulletins/10228020.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [V51](/bulletins/10170368.md), 2020-01-21, Service bulletin
- [68211004A](/bulletins/10149016.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [18\-050\-14 REV. A](/bulletins/10139884.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [18\-009\-13](/bulletins/10138998.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [18\-012\-14](/bulletins/10136974.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [18\-009\-13](/bulletins/10128959.md), 2018-02-21, 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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