# NHTSA recall 14V796000

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: 14V796000
- Manufacturer's number: P77
- Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC
- Reported: 2014\-12\-16
- Owners notified: 2015\-06\-26
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- Units potentially affected: 257065

## What is wrong

Chrysler Group LLC \(Chrysler\) is recalling certain model year 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks manufactured January 28, 2004, to August 3, 2005.  In the affected vehicles, the rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to an undersized spline on the pinion gear.


## What can happen

If the pinion nut loosens, the rear axle may seize, and/or the driveshaft may detach resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a retention feature to the pinion nut, free of charge. The recall began on June 26, 2015, 2015.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is P77.


## 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 2016 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-10\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 257065
- Reported remedied: 92408 \(35%\)
- Reported unreachable: 27671
- Reported removed: 22

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 DODGE RAM 1500](/makes/dodge/ram/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-01\-28 to 2005\-08\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Investigated as PE14019

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.

- PE14019: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2014\-06\-24, closed 2014\-12\-23. Rear Differential Failure. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V796000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V796000/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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V796000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V796000)

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