NHTSA recall 15V517000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 15V517000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R43 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Reported | 2015-08-14 |
| Owners notified | 2015-10-08 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL |
| Units potentially affected | 1655 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1655 |
| Reported remedied | 1419 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 19 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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.
What is wrong
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ram 1500 diesel 4x2 trucks manufactured August 8, 2013, to July 2, 2015. The affected vehicles have a battery harness that may rub against the frame bracket for the right engine mount resulting in an electrical short.
What can happen
If the harness shorts, the vehicle may stall and there is an increased risk of a fire.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to confirm that the battery harness is correctly routed and secured. Any harness that shows evidence of wear will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R43.
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.
| 2014 RAM 1500 | Built 2013-08-08 to 2015-07-02. |
|---|---|
| 2015 RAM 1500 | Built 2013-08-08 to 2015-07-02. |
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
| S1408000384 | 2024-03-18. Service bulletin. Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) State of Charge (SOC) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs), or Battery Warning Lamp On |
|---|---|
| S1908000028 Rev. | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. (Rev. A) Power Inverter Load Ratings |
| 56041380A | 2018-11-26. Service bulletin. Battery Please call Bob Horn at cell (248) 231-3315 prior to replacing any battery. Please identify battery with the last 8 VIN digits along with the 15 digit Medtronic code from the GR-8 tester. If no response in 15 minutes, continue with the repair. Battery needs to be held and not turned in for core charges. |
| 08-036-14 REV. A | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. RA3 RA4 Radio Enhancements This bulletin involves inspecting and updating the radio software, if required. A customer may experience, one or more of the following conditions. Navigation function may resets itself after using One-Shot Voice Recognition (VR). Intermittently the Global Positioning System (GPS) may lose it?s location for a short time and causes routing and positioning concerns. GPS and Internal cellular device may become inoperative and causes a loss of GPS and cellular functions. A false Pop-up message may appear ?Vehicle Phone Requires Service? even though the vehicle?s phone works properly. Back-up camera image may be unclear or jittery/stutters at times. Enables Via Mobile software features when released to consumers. (U.S. market only) Able to adjust audio balance / fade settings during a VR session. Correct, condition where user could not exit screen off mode. Mute button status was not being displayed correctly. Presets where not shown correctly or were deleted. Enhancements to POI. ParkSense tone continuously on Enhancement to navigation routing Radio display may shows ?Please insert USB Stick? Enhancement made when video is display in radio when using PAL format video disks Corrected the temperature slider bar not updating on Manual Temperature Control vehicles Navigation may not start or may lose position Rear camera may show a black screen for 3 seconds upon going to reverse Enhancements for iPod or iPhone devices that may not start playing after connecting iPod would not resume playing after a VR session or phone call Radio reset, screen lockup, blank screen or sluggish system response time Compass indicator turns off Touch screen shut down message Radio surround sound will not stay ON Driver memory feature causes Sirius XM failure Loss of radio presets Battery drain-due to radio remains on Uconnect apps don't load AM/FM popping noises and/or static Backup camera display is blank Compass direction may be inco |
| 05066241A$ | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. Battery - Transmitter For vehicles within 12 Months in Service which have a "FOB Battery Low" message within Cluster or DTC B1A10 or B1A11 Active or Stored. Engineering is requesting complete FOB returned unopened (ie, battery not removed or FOB housing opened!). ~ All others, follow normal procedures.~ Please ensure Dealer Technicians are aware of this request to allow for gain in FOB Battery depletion understanding. |
| 08-063-14 | 2016-04-26. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.