# NHTSA recall 18V149000

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: 18V149000
- Manufacturer's number: U23
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2018\-03\-06
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-13
- Component: STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- Units potentially affected: 225

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain 2018 RAM ProMaster City vehicles.  The gears within the hydraulic rack and pinion steering system may have a casting defect that can cause a crack and a loss of hydraulic steering fluid.


## What can happen

A hydraulic steering fluid leak may require additional sudden steering effort, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering gear housing, replacing any affected rack\-and\-pinion assembly, free of charge.  The recall began March 13, 2018.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is U23.


## 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 3, for 2018 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-10\-18
- Vehicles in the campaign: 225
- Reported remedied: 225 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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

- [2018 RAM PROMASTER CITY](/makes/ram/promaster-city/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-01\-29 to 2018\-02\-20.

## 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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