# NHTSA recall 15V663000

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: 15V663000
- Manufacturer's number: R58
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2015\-10\-16
- Owners notified: 2015\-12\-02
- Component: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
- Units potentially affected: 253

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ram 1500 trucks with a 5.7L engine and dual exhaust manufactured August 3, 2015, to August 10, 2015.  The affected vehicles may be missing a heat shield for the spare tire.


## What can happen

Without a heat shield, heat from the exhaust system may damage the spare tire.  When used, the damaged tire may have a tread separation or side wall rupture, resulting in a loss of control and an increased risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a spare tire heat shield if the vehicle is missing one.  Vehicles that have already been sold with an excess of 50 miles will also have their spare tires replaced.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began on December 2, 2015.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is R58.


## 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: 253
- Reported remedied: 222 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-08\-03 to 2015\-08\-10.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [2200316](/bulletins/10228122.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [22\-003\-16](/bulletins/10181488.md), 2020-10-26, Service bulletin
- [82214739A](/bulletins/10149022.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [68222862A](/bulletins/10149017.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [22\-003\-16](/bulletins/10141288.md), 2018-06-18, 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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