# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-17 to 2015\-09\-28.
- [2016 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-17 to 2015\-09\-28.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [68056356A$](/bulletins/10080202.md), 2016-09-15, 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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