NHTSA recall 13V527000
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 | 13V527000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R16 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler Group LLC |
| Reported | 2013-11-06 |
| Owners notified | 2015-05-12 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 36151 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-10-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 36151 |
| Reported remedied | 23803 (65%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1212 |
| Reported removed | 58 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 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.
What is wrong
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 RAM 4500 and 5500 trucks manufactured February 20, 2007, through December 22, 2012. The left tie rod assembly may break.
What can happen
A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
On May 19, 2015 Chrysler notified owners that dealers would replace the tie rod assembly, 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 R16.
Notes
This recall supersedes tie rod recall 10V657.Vehicles that were previously remedied under recall 10V657 are also affected by this campaign.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.
| 2008 DODGE RAM 4500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2009 DODGE RAM 4500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 DODGE RAM 4500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 DODGE RAM 4500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 DODGE RAM 5500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 DODGE RAM 5500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 DODGE RAM 5500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 DODGE RAM 5500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 RAM redundant 4500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. |
| 2010 RAM redundant 5500 | Built 2007-02-20 to 2012-12-22. |
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
| SB19-001-11 REVA | 2011-11-16. Service bulletin. DODGE: BULLETIN PROVIDING ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR TIE ROD BALL STUD HOUSING FOR THE RIGHT AND LEFT. MODEL YRS FOR CAB CHASSIS (REG AND MEGA PICKUPS AND 4X4) 2003-2011. *PE |
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| CSN-L04 | 2011-10-12. Service bulletin. DODGE: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE WATER INGRESSION IN OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.