NHTSA recall 15V661000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 15V661000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R59 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Reported | 2015-10-15 |
| Owners notified | 2015-11-23 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT |
| Units potentially affected | 61859 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 61859 |
| Reported remedied | 53409 (86%) |
| Reported unreachable | 363 |
| Reported removed | 2 |
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 2015-2016 Ram 1500 trucks manufactured June 17, 2015, to September 28, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been built with rear axles that were incorrectly heat treated.
What can happen
If the rear axle shaft was not properly heated treated, it may fracture and a wheel separation could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the axle assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R59.
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.
| 2015 RAM 1500 | Built 2015-06-17 to 2015-09-28. |
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| 2016 RAM 1500 | Built 2015-06-17 to 2015-09-28. |
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
| 68056356A$ | 2016-09-15. Service bulletin. "AXLE ASSEMBLY, AXLE CARRIER, AXLE RING AND PINION ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CONCERNS WITH PINION SEALS ON THE 2014-15 MY RAM 1500 PICK-UP WITH A REAR AXLE MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2014 CALENDAR YEAR. PLEASE CONTACT RIDHAN RIYAL AT CELL (810) 513-3832 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION. IF HE CANNOT BE REACHED WITH 15 MINUTES PROCEED WITH YOUR REPAIR.~ THE DS LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL OPERATES AS A TORQUE SENSING DEVICE BECAUSE WHEN TORQUE IS APPLIED TO THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR SET THE REACTION FORCES OF THE BEVEL GEARS APPLY AN AXIAL FORCE INTO THE CLUTCH SYSTEM PROVIDING THE TORQUE BIAS. WHEN THE INPUT TORQUE IS VERY LOW THE REACTION FORCES WILL DECREASE ALLOWING THE DIFFERENTIAL TO ACT SIMILIAR TO A OPEN DIFFERENTIAL (ZERO PRELOAD). PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH PRIOR MODEL YEAR LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIALS. SEE THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR COMPLETE DETAILS." |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.